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‘I’ll Never Be the Same’: My Ukrainian Wife’s First Trip to the United States 0
- Culture
- November 5, 2018
KYIV, Ukraine—How do you measure America’s greatness? By the size of its economy, or the strength of its military? By the height of its city skylines, or the audacity of the moon landings? Perhaps, by the heroism of the Marines who landed on Iwo Jima, or of the Army soldiers who landed on Omaha Beach?
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The Sad Death of ‘All Politics is Local’0
- Culture
- November 5, 2018
Even before Justice Anthony Kennedy’s blockbuster announcement that he would be retiring from the Supreme Court, it looked like the 2018 midterms would probably serve a nationalized referendum on Donald Trump. Against the backdrop of the migrant child-detention facilities controversy earlier this summer, and the contentious process to replace Kennedy with Brett Kavanaugh, the “Second
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The F-Bomb and the Age of Public Crudity 2
- Culture
- November 5, 2018
Let’s start with a question: Is anyone other than your correspondent sick of the public use of the “F-word”? Hollywood actors, celebrities, politicians, commentators, bloggers and those who comment on blogs sling the word around like sailors on shore leave. (That simile is probably unfair to sailors.) When I am scouting out the news online every
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Not Too Big to Fail: Why Facebook’s Long Reign May Be Coming to an End 0
- Culture
- November 5, 2018
Over the last several years, Facebook has gone from facilitating the free flow of information to inhibiting it through incremental censorship and account purges. What began with the ban of Alex Jones last summer has since escalated to include the expulsion of hundreds of additional pages, each political in nature. And as more people become
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Five Ways Couples Manage to Kill Love – and How to Avoid Them 0
- Culture
- November 5, 2018
Dr. John Buri, author of “How to Love Your Wife,” has an announcement: Love does not commit suicide. Yet we all know that love can die. So how does it get from a thriving, pulsating feeling and action to something as dead as a doornail? Plain and simple: We kill it. Some may say such
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7 Ways to Teach Civil Discourse to Students 0
- Culture
- November 2, 2018
If young people are to engage in democracy and society, young people need to learn how to respectfully disagree. Yet, educators often find it challenging to lead discussions on contentious issues. Based on my experience as a middle school social studies educator, I’ve discovered that there are ways teachers and others who work with young
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‘I’ll Never Be the Same’: My Ukrainian Wife’s First Trip to the United States 0