Blog 3 Columns

A Little American Myth-Making Never Hurt Anyone 0
- Culture
- July 11, 2019
Throughout time and place, people have understood themselves and the world around them through stories that have meaning beyond the events described in the narrative itself. From Gilgamesh, Odysseus, Aeneas, and Hercules, to Sinbad, King Arthur, and Thor, heroes have served an important role in embodying cultural ideals, and no figure better embodies American mythology
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Why I Love Flying With My Children 0
- Family
- July 10, 2019
Vacation season is upon us. That means parents all over America are losing sleep worrying about the question: How do I survive air travel with my kids? New parents in particular tremble at the prospect of their first flight with baby. Here’s my advice to them: Relax! Flying with kids is actually not that big
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The Sober Curious Are Challenging the Drinking Culture. Here’s Why That’s a Good Thing.0
- Culture
- July 10, 2019
Accompanying the growing interest in wellness lifestyles is a growing interest in giving up alcohol. The “sober curious” are looking for a way to socialize without alcohol. Millennials are drinking less, and entrepreneurs are eager to give consumers what they want. This sober curious trend is not limited to single millennials residing on the coasts.
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San Francisco School Board Votes to Paint Over George Washington Mural 0
- Culture
- July 10, 2019
The San Francisco Board of Education unanimously voted last month in favor of painting over a George Washington mural series on a school wall depicting Washington standing over a Native American’s corpse and another in the company of slaves on his Mount Vernon estate. “This is reparations,” Education Board Commissioner Mark Sanchez said in a
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Progressives Propose to Eliminate Over a Million Jobs Held by the Working Poor 0
- Economics
- July 10, 2019
The Democratic presidential candidates are in agreement on a proposal to eliminate 1.3 million jobs nationwide. That’s not the way they would frame the issue, of course. Saying that you will eliminate over a million jobs held by the poorest people in America is not exactly a winning message. Instead, they frame it as a
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Low Marriage and Birth Rates Explained 0
- Culture
- July 10, 2019
Kitty Hannah Eden had “in her own words” a traumatic, abusive, miserable childhood. So traumatic, in fact, that she refuses to become a parent. Contraception and an abortion have helped her honor this commitment through two marriages In her article “On Being Childless by Default, not by Design,” she writes that the cause of this
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Don’t Overlook Gen Z’s Creative Edge 0
- Culture
- July 10, 2019
“Children are getting ruder and ruder.” “Today’s youth are totally out of control.” “If we acted this way when I was a kid, we would have gotten disciplined.” “These kids are just lazy and entitled!” Have you heard these phrases in conversations about the unruly nature of teenagers today? Maybe you have harbored these exact
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Why I am Not a Socialist 0
- Culture
- July 9, 2019
I share a lot of the concerns and goals of those who describe themselves as “socialists.” More health care and housing for poor people? Great. More educational opportunities for the least well-off? Absolutely. A cleaner environment? Sure thing. Gender and racial equality? Immediately, please. Why, then, am I not a socialist? As political and economic ideas
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Three Things Wrong With “Atlas Shrugged” (That Have Nothing to Do With Objectivism)0
- Culture
- July 9, 2019
“Atlas Shrugged” tells the story of Dagny Taggart, who, while technically only the vice president of Taggart Transcontinental Railway, is the true ruling power of the company. In the face of worldwide economic crises and nefarious politicians, she struggles to save her railway and revitalize the nation. This novel has been a source of
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A Little American Myth-Making Never Hurt Anyone 0