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‘Cheers’ Totally Predicted the Obama and Trump Campaigns 0
- Culture
- May 17, 2017
The television sitcom Cheers has always been one of my guilty pleasures. Next to Seinfeld, I consider it the best sitcom of my lifetime. After about a 20-year hiatus, I recently started watching Cheers reruns on Netflix. A few nights a week, on nights when my wife puts the kids to bed, I watch
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Barbara Oakley Explains One Huge Flaw in U.S. Education 0
- Education
- May 17, 2017
What does an expert in learning think about how to learn math (and other things for that matter)? Barbara Oakley is the author of A Mind for Numbers: How to Excel at Math and Science (Even if You Flunked Algebra) and Mindshift: Break Through Obstacles to Learning and Discover Your Hidden Potential; she is also a distinguished
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The President Is Not the Commander in Chief of the United States, Nor Its CEO 0
- Education
- May 17, 2017
The U.S. ambassador to the United Nations, Nikki R. Haley, told George Stephanopoulos on ABC’s “This Week” yesterday that “the president is the CEO of the country,” and thus “he can hire and fire whoever he wants. That’s his right.” Leaving aside the question of whether the president can fire everyone in the federal government, she is wrong on
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There’s a Simple Reason Why More Women aren’t CEOs 0
- Culture
- May 17, 2017
Did you ever read the novel Pollyanna as a child? If so, you may remember the scene where stern Aunt Polly lays out a strict schedule for her niece, Pollyanna. This daily to-do list dampens the effervescent Pollyanna, who exclaims: “Oh, but Aunt Polly, Aunt Polly, you haven’t left me any time at all just
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Why Did Comey Say Nothing if Trump Asked Him to ‘End His Investigation’?0
- Politics
- May 17, 2017
Headlines everywhere are declaring that President Donald Trump asked FBI Director James Comey to “end his investigation of Michael Flynn.” The headlines appear to derive from memos Comey took after meetings with Trump—meetings Comey felt were “improper”—as well as anonymous sources who claim to have seen the memos. The evidence of Trump’s possible obstruction, which
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Are You Overscheduling Your Child?0
- Family
- May 16, 2017
I often have a hard time saying “no” when it comes to social invitations and new opportunities. It’s probably because of a fear of missing out or simply wanting to please others. This tendency has become increasingly problematic since becoming a parent. My 4 and 6-year-old daughters are bombarded with activity requests, birthday party invitations,
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