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They’re Creating Dorms for Lonely Millennials 0
- Culture
- November 6, 2015
This morning, The Atlantic featured an article entitled, “Dorms for Grownups: A Solution for Lonely Millennials?” The article describes a concept called co-living, which provides individuals with a small personal apartment, while actively cultivating the community experience at the same time. Creator Troy Evans explains how this new type of living works: “Commonspace, as he’s
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Do More Americans Need to Get Outdoors?0
- Culture
- November 6, 2015
It’s becoming increasingly uncommon for adults and children alike to get out of doors, and that’s causing major health problems. According to U.S. News and World Report, the failure of many Americans to get out of doors may be related to childhood temper tantrums and even “chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension and asthma.” As
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Marriage Advice from John Adams 0
- Culture
- November 5, 2015
If you’ve lived the single life for any length of time, you’ve likely received marriage advice from those who’ve walked down the aisle before you… or maybe even from those who have not. John Adams fell into this latter category when he recorded the following exchange with Hannah Quincy in his diary in 1759: Hannah
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Is a Two-Parent Income Worth It?0
- Culture
- November 5, 2015
Did you see the New York Times article describing the stressed, rushed, and tired state of two-parent working families? The piece was based on a recent Pew Research survey which examined the attitudes of working fathers and mothers. As I looked through the survey, I couldn’t help but feel badly for working mothers. A majority
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Does an Unhealthy Individualism Lead to Collectivism?0
- Politics
- November 5, 2015
America was destined to become a country that vacillates between individualism and collectivism. At least, that’s the argument of University of Notre Dame political science professor Patrick Deneen in his persuasive essay “Unsustainable Liberalism.” As Deneen explains, America was founded upon the philosophy of liberalism (not to be confused with the progressive form of liberalism
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Should the Welfare System Go Local?0
- Culture
- November 5, 2015
Recently, the House Ways and Means Committee held a hearing about the American welfare system. In the opening statements, Representative Charles Boustany stated: “This federal welfare system is large, fragmented, and growing in cost. The nonpartisan Congressional Research Service estimates that we currently operate over 80 programs that provide food, housing, healthcare, job training, education,
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