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The Religious Left May Be Poised for a Comeback 0
- Politics
- May 7, 2019
Decades ago, the organized “religious right” was politically very powerful. Such organizations as The Moral Majority and The Family Research Council formed vital parts of the “conservative movement.” During the Reagan years these organizations galvanized a very substantial segment of the Republican electoral coalition. While the religious right seems to have lost the intellectual coherence
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Why Good Books Are Better When You Talk About Them 0
- Culture
- May 6, 2019
What do you do when you finish reading with children, say, at bedtime? Perhaps what many parents do — just close the book, kiss your child goodnight, ruffle their hair, and turn out the light. To be sure, that emotionally intimate time of reading together is a precious experience — the pleasure of a good
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8th Place: A High School Girl’s Life After Transgender Students Join Her Sport 0
- Culture
- May 6, 2019
When two high school athletes who were born male but identify as female took first and second place at Connecticut’s girls indoor track championship this year, it wasn’t just a local news story. To some, it was a story of triumph and courage. The winner, a junior from Bloomfield High School, set a girls state indoor record
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Congratulations, Harry and Meghan! Now It’s Time for a Second Baby.0
- Culture
- May 6, 2019
Congratulations to Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on the birth of their baby boy! As a fellow parent, I would like to offer them some advice. Harry and Meghan, you need to have a second baby as soon as possible. And no, I don’t mean because of the biological clock (Meghan is 37).
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A Parent’s Primer On Why College Is So Pricey—and What You Can Do About It 0
- Economics
- May 6, 2019
All of this talk about free college and student loan forgiveness should lead us to wonder why college costs and debt are rising in the first place. Not that long ago, many of us paid for much or all of our college tuition — even at private institutions — by working campus and summer jobs.
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The Children at Play in Congress 0
- Politics
- May 6, 2019
“Where do the children play?” is the refrain from a 1970 Cat Stevens song in which the singer-songwriter warned about the dangers of skyscrapers, roads, and plans to the environment. Well, here we are, forty-nine years later, and children are still romping around playgrounds, parks, backyards, woods, and sandboxes. Oh, yes — and the halls
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The Religious Left May Be Poised for a Comeback 0