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The State Department’s Entire Senior Level of Management Just Resigned 0
- Education
- January 26, 2017
Via The Hill: The State Department’s entire senior level of management officials resigned Wednesday, The Washington Post reported. Patrick Kennedy, the agency’s undersecretary for management who had served in the role for nine years, resigned unexpectedly along with three of his top officials. Assistant Secretary of State for Administration Joyce Anne Barr, Assistant Secretary of
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Are We Already Fighting the 2nd Civil War?0
- Culture
- January 26, 2017
The possibility of another American civil war is something that many raise as a topic of interest, but usually dismiss as remote. But in his most recent column, conservative pundit Dennis Prager goes so far as to say that “America is currently fighting its Second Civil War”: “In fact, with the obvious and enormous
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How to Break the Deadbeat Dad Cycle 0
- Culture
- January 26, 2017
Celebrities may deny it. Feminists may lead us to believe otherwise. But the fact of the matter is, children do much better in life when they have a father to guide them through it. In fact, research shows that children with an active father experience better physical and mental health, better development, and better behavior
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Carl Sagan’s Eerie Prediction of America’s Future 0
- Culture
- January 25, 2017
Carl Sagan died more than 20 years ago, but a prediction the American scientist and writer made shortly before his death could lead one to believe he caught a glimpse of a 2017 newspaper. While Sagan’s most famous work was the science fiction novel Contact, the inspiration for the 1997 film starring Jodie Foster, it’s
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Think For Yourself: How to Reject the Team Mentality of Politics 0
- Culture
- January 25, 2017
The wildly contentious election of 2016 seems to have inculcated certain habits of mind. We are tempted to believe that our role as citizens is like that of a sports fan. We need to choose a team and stick with it, no matter what. Our team needs us. If we lend our voices in support
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Are Colleges Discriminating Against Homeschoolers?0
- Culture
- January 25, 2017
It’s no secret that homeschooling has experienced exponential growth in recent years. So much so, that Chris Weller noted in Business Insider that the homeschool population may soon overtake that of charter schools. As Weller goes on to note, this popularity is attributable both to the advance of technology, the growing familiarity with homeschooling, and
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