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How Silence is a Balm for the Soul 0
- Culture
- December 12, 2018
My sister and brother-in-law were off on a tour of Central Europe, and I was spending a few days alone in their house. When I arrived, I moved my luggage and some groceries inside—I didn’t intend to leave the premises unless absolutely necessary—put the perishables in the refrigerator, and then dropped into a chair in
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How to Keep Your Kid from Being a Brat This Christmas 0
- Culture
- December 12, 2018
A number of years ago, a friend of mine organized a Christmas charity event. Like many of its kind, this event matched less fortunate children with well-off families, eager to share of their bounty and provide the children with a present or two at a fun Christmas party. But the gift giving didn’t stay limited
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‘The Great Awokening’: The Threat of America’s New Political Religions 0
- Culture
- December 12, 2018
The decline of religion in America is real—that is, depending on how you define “religion.” Weekly church attendance is in decline, as is self-identification with a formal religion, denomination, or belief system. Meanwhile, the rise of the “nones” seems increasingly steady in speed, replacing religious-cultural standards and norms of old with a modern menu of “personal spiritualties” based
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Ivy League Study Finds Liberals ‘Patronize’ Minorities, Conservatives Don’t 0
- Culture
- December 12, 2018
A study by Princeton and Yale researchers turns a common political narrative on its head: White liberals actually are more likely to act in “patronizing” ways toward minorities than are white conservatives. White Democratic presidential candidates and self-identified liberals are more likely to downplay their own competence when speaking to minorities, using fewer words that
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Why Psychology is Turning Back to God 1
- Culture
- December 11, 2018
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How Working Moms Are Discovering They Can Homeschool 0
- Culture
- December 11, 2018
“I would love to homeschool my kids, but I have to work.” Homeschooling parents hear this statement all the time, sometimes during casual conversations about various education options, or more often, when a friend or stranger confides that schooling isn’t working so well. I’m not going to lie, homeschooling requires a lot of effort, presence,
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