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What Elizabeth Bennett Can Teach Us about Laughter 0
- Culture
- February 12, 2019
Last summer a friend and I made an interesting discovery: we both have “unsocialized laughs.” At least, that’s what another friend bluntly told us. This friend went on to assure us that his observation was not intended as an insult… but we both remain unsure if it really qualifies as a compliment. Regardless, it is
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Venezuela Crisis Explained: A Tale of Two Presidents 0
- International
- February 12, 2019
Venezuela finds itself with two presidents engaged in a high-stakes game to control the country’s future. The country has also had two “national assemblies” and many questions about how the constitution should be applied. So, how did it find itself in this position? President Nicolás Maduro claims to be Venezuela’s constitutional president because he won
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Fast Fashion on Its Last Legs — Thank Millennials 0
- Culture
- February 12, 2019
It’s become a joke by now. But the fact that young people are broke has changed how they see consumption as a whole. In switching from single-serving to long-lasting and in prioritizing quality over quantity, they no longer see fashion as young people did 10 years ago. And as retail giants that cater to young
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The False Promise of an ‘Ultramillionare’ Tax 0
- Economics
- February 12, 2019
Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) is running for president in 2020, and she has gained attention for proposing an “ultramillionare” tax: a 2 percent tax on households with a net worth over $50 million and an additional 1 percent on households worth over $1 billion. Warren’s proposal has more popular support than Rep. Ocasio-Cortez’s (D-NY) proposal
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Evidence Suggests Some Schools are Finally Freeing Students from the Bonds of Mediocrity 0
- Culture
- February 12, 2019
By now, many parents know there is something seriously wrong with the average American school. Time and again, children go into the school system as bright bundles of energy, curious about the surrounding world, and time and again, they stagger through the system frustrated and losing their interest in learning. Unfortunately, parents have firsthand knowledge
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Why Are Young Men No Longer Solid Providers?0
- Culture
- February 11, 2019
Syndicated columnist Carolyn Hax recently published an interesting online conversation she had with some of her readers. The conversation revolved around the 27-year-old son (“Ron”) of one reader, who is smart, has a college degree, but works a low-end job and relies on his girlfriend to pay his bills. Ron’s father was puzzled over this
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What Elizabeth Bennett Can Teach Us about Laughter 0