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Study: Unhappy New Marriages Usually Turn in to Happy Ones 0
- Culture
- February 14, 2017
Valentine’s Day is all hearts and flowers and mushy goodness. In the midst of all this mushy goodness, it’s sometimes a relief to view the day through a lens of reality, such as the one displayed in the meme below: For many parents, that last point is far more realistic than most would like to
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Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’: A Handbook for Totalitarians or a Guide for Thwarting Tyrants?0
- History
- February 13, 2017
Perhaps the most committed Italian republican of his era, Niccolo Machiavelli left what many consider to be a horrendous legacy. This perspective most often results from the The Prince, by far his most famous work. This group generally considers The Prince as a handbook of totalitarian impulse, containing the secrets of power consolidation. Indeed, even
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Plato Can Help You Find Love 0
- Culture
- February 13, 2017
Not only did early humans have both sets of sexual organs, Aristophanes reports, but they were outfitted with two faces, four hands, and four legs. These monstrosities were very fast—moving by way of cartwheels –– and they were also quite powerful. So powerful, in fact, that the gods were nervous for their dominion. Wanting to
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‘Parenting Equality’ Stereotypes Hurt Both Moms and Dads 0
- Culture
- February 13, 2017
Recently there was a dust-up at The Conversation, a site where academics write journalistic articles related to their research, readers comment and the academics respond. It was over the issue of whether men or women work harder and longer in the quest to be good parents—what might be called the ‘parent wars’ (an extension of
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20 Life Experiences Every Child Should Have 0
- Culture
- February 13, 2017
A few years ago, the British-run Ordnance Survey released a list of 20 basic skills which were nearing extinction among today’s young people. Among the disappearing skills? Reading a map, making bread, and tying a knot. Unfortunately, these 20 items aren’t the only “basic skills” that are disappearing from the consciousness of the next generation.
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Catholic Church in Australia Rocked by Sex Abuse Report 0
- Culture
- February 13, 2017
The headlines in Australian newspapers this week have not been kind to the Catholic Church. Gail Furness, the lawyer for the Royal Commission into Institutional Responses to Child Sexual Abuse, delivered a blistering speech outlining its findings to date about Catholic dioceses, religious orders and institutions. Afterwards, the Sydney Morning Herald editorialised: “Now we know too, that
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