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The Loneliness of the Anonymous Neighbor0
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- September 17, 2018
The last Saturday morning in August, my wife noticed that some of our neighbors had a moving truck outside their home. After watching with the kids for a minute or two, she acknowledged that she had never seen the people before. I recognized the man, though I had never spoken to him—he seemed to purposefully
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Swedes Are Raising Stronger Children. Here’s Why.0
- Culture
- September 17, 2018
When I taught homeschool seminars in Latin, history, and literature in Asheville, North Carolina, I would wait for a cold spell in February and then email my students to come to class dressed for the weather. On their arrival I would lead them outside and hold class for half an hour beneath gray skies and
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Colin Kaepernick and Why the NFL is the New WWE0
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- September 17, 2018
Nike recently unveiled a huge advertising campaign celebrating the 30th anniversary of its iconic advertising slogan, “Just Do It.” The central star of the new campaign is former San Francisco 49ers Quarterback Colin Kaepernick. As you’ve likely heard by now, his line is, “Believe in something, even if it means sacrificing everything.” — Colin Kaepernick
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By Any Other Name: White Students Get Safe Space at This University0
- September 17, 2018
Use of terms such as “safe space” and “white privilege” is increasingly common on college campuses, but when the University of Maryland at College Park announced creation of a weekly “safe space for white students” called White Awake, the negative response quickly prompted the school to change the name. Campus Reform reported the renaming Friday,
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13-Year-Olds Given Mastectomies at California Clinic1
- Culture
- September 17, 2018
How old must a girl be to consent to a mastectomy? Only 13, it appears. An article in JAMA Pediatrics on “Chest Dysphoria in Transmasculine Minors and Young Adults” at a US clinic was based on a survey which included 2 girls (transmales) who were 13 years old and had both breasts removed and 5
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What’s a Girl to Do When a Powerful Man Asks Her to Flirt?0
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- September 14, 2018
We are so used to the idea that, with a college degree and a packet of contraceptive pills, women are invincible, we are still trying to get our 21st century heads around the #MeToo phenomenon. Over the past year, countless women working in a variety of professions around the world have revealed that the price of
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The Alarming Findings of a New Study on Transgender Teens and Suicide0
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- September 14, 2018
One in every two transgender adolescents who are born female but identify as male has attempted suicide in the past year, according to a new study. The study, “Transgender Adolescent Suicide Behavior,” was published in Pediatrics, the official peer-reviewed journal of the American Academy of Pediatrics. It raises serious questions about how families, schools, doctors,
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Six Simple Tips for Making Friends0
- Culture
- September 14, 2018
Loneliness is frequently described in terms of a modern pandemic. A growing body of research indicates loneliness may be worse for your health than obesity or heavy smoking. While most people agree that loneliness is a problem, there’s far less consensus on what to do about it. Modern loneliness has a wide variety of causes.
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Proper Matches, Romantic Elopements, & True Love in Jane Austen’s Novels0
- Culture
- September 14, 2018
Readers of Jane Austen’s novels recognize the plot that informs every story, the business of marriage that determines the future happiness of each eligible woman. Whom will Elizabeth Bennet in Pride and Prejudice, Emma Woodhouse in Emma, Anne Elliot in Persuasion, Fanny Price in Mansfield Park, and Elinor and Marianne Dashwood in Sense and Sensibility
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