Blog 3 Columns

5 Financial Benefits Singles are Missing by Being Single 0
- Culture
- May 29, 2018
For many years, marriage was something to which most young people aspired. Love, marriage, and the baby carriage were just the normal and expected sequence of life. But while many of today’s young people still hope marriage is in their future, the chance of that happening seems to be lower. According to Pew Research, only
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When Playing Hooky Leads to Police Investigations, Interrogations, and Fines 0
- Education
- May 24, 2018
With Memorial Day Weekend approaching, many Americans may hit the road early to avoid traffic to their favorite holiday destinations, or catch a Thursday flight to make a weekend stay at Grandma’s less rushed. For some German families, who celebrated a three-day weekend last week, taking their kids out of school to get a jumpstart
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What the New York Times Gets Wrong About the Effects of Regulations on the Economy 0
- Culture
- May 24, 2018
In a New York Times article about President Trump scaling back regulations, reporters Binyamin Appelbaum and Jim Tankersley report ”there is little historical evidence tying regulation levels to economic growth”. They support this sweeping claim only with a quote from Jared Bernstein, a former chief economic adviser to Vice President Joe Biden, who says: ”The
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John Cleese Has a Theory on Why Political Correctness Is Rampant in Our Culture 0
- Culture
- May 24, 2018
John Cleese, the English actor and comedian known for the Monty Python films, thinks political correctness is getting a little out of hand. He’s hardly the first comedian to say so, of course. Funny men such as Jerry Seinfeld, Mel Brooks, and others have complained that political correctness is killing comedy. Cleese, like Seinfeld, says
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How to Cultivate a Marriage That Will Help Your Child Succeed 34
- Culture
- May 24, 2018
According to psychologists Philip and Carolyn Cowan, there are a few well-researched, but often overlooked aspects to ensuring solid development in a child’s life. The Cowans, both professors emeriti from UC Berkeley, explain that the first crucial component is the positive involvement of a father in the life of the child. The second, however, is
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‘Animals’ Is an Accurate Description of MS-13 Gang Members, according to Google’s Definition 0
- Culture
- May 24, 2018
In elementary school, students are taught various types of figurative language—idioms, metaphors, and hyperboles. Most students quickly learn that words must be taken in context to properly understand their intended meaning. We also learn that many words and phrases have more than one meaning. “Stand up and be counted.” Is a person in a
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Yale Student Explains Why It’s Necessary to Encourage Two-Parent Families 1
- Culture
- May 23, 2018
It’s graduation season and everyone is talking about success and how best to achieve it. This, of course, includes encouraging those who are victims of tragic circumstances to overcome their difficult pasts. One student who has done just that is Rob Henderson, a 2018 graduate of Yale University. Henderson’s story, which he explains in the
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Politicized Classrooms Are a Problem. But Are State Legislatures Really the Solution?0
- Culture
- May 23, 2018
Polling numbers tell the story. According to a recent Harvard University poll, 51% of those between 18 and 29 reject capitalism, while fully one-third support socialism. How to account for such numbers? Is it simply affection for a kindly Uncle Bernie (Sanders), coupled with disdain for an over-bearing Uncle Donald (Trump)? Or is it something
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How Nat Turner’s Failed Revolt Changed the Debate on Slavery 0
- Education
- May 23, 2018
On August 22, 1831, a group of slaves began a revolt in the county of Southampton, Virginia, that would go down in history as the largest uprising against the Peculiar Institution in nineteenth-century America. The rebellion was led by Nat Turner, a slave from Southampton, one of the few southern counties where black Americans were
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5 Financial Benefits Singles are Missing by Being Single 0