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Is Motherhood Falling Out of Fashion?0
- Culture
- July 20, 2018
Over the last several months, I’ve received multiple recommendations for one single book: Jane Eyre. I finally got around to cracking its cover and can happily say that I’m a quarter of the way through – and enjoying it very much. Jane Eyre is prominently known for the rather stormy relationships the title character has
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What Is the Christian Idea of ‘Heaven’?0
- Religion
- July 20, 2018
When a family member or a friend passes away, we often find ourselves reflecting on the question “where are they now?” As mortal beings, it is a question of ultimate significance to each of us. Different cultural groups, and different individuals within them, respond with numerous, often conflicting, answers to questions about life after death.
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Distinguishing Important Tasks from Urgent Ones Is the Secret of Success 0
- Economics
- July 20, 2018
“Our brains tend to prioritize immediate satisfaction over long-term rewards,” reports Tim Herrera. Herrera writes, “Even if we know a larger, less-urgent task is vastly more consequential, we will instinctively choose to do a smaller, urgent task anyway.” President Dwight Eisenhower knew his attention could be hijacked. He observed, “I have two kinds of problems,
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3 Things Economics Major Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez Gets Totally Wrong About Economics 0
- Economics
- July 20, 2018
A common criticism of Bernie Sanders is that “he doesn’t know anything about economics.” If only he had studied economics in college, some say, he would realize how destructive and illogical socialism is. However, if progressive heroine Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez’s recent interview on PBS’s “Firing Line” is any indication, a degree in economics is no longer
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The Solution to Poverty Isn’t Charity. It’s Opportunity 0
- Economics
- July 19, 2018
When we fall ill, our bodies give us symptoms to signal to our brains that trouble is afoot. A fever, for example, lets us know that our body is working in overdrive to fight off some sort of infection. While it may be causing us tremendous discomfort, we know that the fever itself is not the
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Rome and the Decline and Fall … of Bureaucracy?0
- Culture
- July 19, 2018
We have all heard the comparison between the fall of Rome and the current state of decline in America. The comparison is often repeated, and its warning should not be forgotten. One writer who states this clearly is the historian Thomas Cahill. Writing on Roman decline in the book How the Irish Saved Civilization, Cahill
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