Blog 3 Columns

Thank you for your Messy House 0
- Culture
- September 19, 2018
I recently visited a friend’s house with five children. As I arrived for a morning coffee she was frantically vacuuming. She had left for the school drop off in a rush, and clothes were still strewn through the hallways and toothbrushes and toothpaste smeared the bathroom (pretty much what my house looks like too before
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Taking The Hits: 7 Ways to Raise Tough Kids 0
- Culture
- September 19, 2018
“The world ain’t all sunshine and rainbows. It’s a very mean and nasty place and I don’t care how tough you are, it will beat you to your knees and keep you there permanently if you let it. You, me, or nobody is gonna hit as hard as life. But it ain’t about how hard
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I’m a Pediatrician. Here’s What You Should Know About a New Study on Transgender Suicide.0
- Culture
- September 19, 2018
A new study is out that examines the risk of suicide among transgender teens. The results confirm a long pattern of data: Transgender teens attempt suicide more frequently than adolescents generally. Unfortunately, this data may be used to pressure parents to put their children through radical transition-affirming therapies. This would be a serious mistake. The
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California’s Bill Restricting Speech Is Authoritarian 0
- Education
- September 19, 2018
California is one step away from going down the unconstitutional road of government-mandated censorship of Internet speech. The California Senate and State Assembly recently passed S.B. 1424, the “Internet: social media: advisory group” act. This fake news advisory act is now on the desk of Governor Jerry Brown for his signature. According to Section 3085 of the
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Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez and the $3500 Suit 0
- Culture
- September 19, 2018
Few observers missed Alexandra Ocasio-Cortez’ interview and photoshoot last week in which the rising, avowedly-socialist NY Congressional candidate wore a $3500 suit and shoes while hobnobbing with construction workers. (Such are the perils of outspoken class warfarism; a thing like that tends to be noticed.) Her opponents lambasted her as just another in a long line of
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Survey Reveals Double Standard on Raising Taxes for Public Higher Ed 0
- Culture
- September 18, 2018
We’ve all been there. You answer that unknown number on your phone and the caller asks, “Do you want to help save the sea turtles?” Yes! Or you’re walking in the city square and smiley people with clipboards and colorful shirts ask if you want to save the whales. Yes! But then they ask
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Justice Ginsburg Calls Kavanaugh Hearings a ‘Highly Partisan Show’0
- Politics
- September 18, 2018
Speaking on September 12th before the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association at the George Washington University Law School, Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg was asked how she would compare her Supreme Court nomination process to Bret Kavanaugh’s. The 85 year old Justice minced no words when she said, “The way it was, was right. The
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Does the Pill Degrade Women by Making Them Like Men?0
- Culture
- September 18, 2018
We hear a lot of feminist messages these days about the power of women. They’re breaking glass ceilings. They’re working their way into science, engineering, and math. They can do anything as well as men, if not better. All of this, of course, is largely possible because women are no longer constrained by their biological
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5 Ways Parents Can Give Their Child a Head Start in Math 0
- September 18, 2018
Parents play a critical role in their children’s early math education. They not only can provide math-related toys and games, but serve as role models demonstrating how math is used in everyday activities. Children who see their parents doing everyday math engage more often in math activities. This, in turn, builds early math skills, which
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Thank you for your Messy House 0