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  • Massive Study Finds Link Between High Screen Time and Unhappiness

    Massive Study Finds Link Between High Screen Time and Unhappiness0

    We’d all like to be a little happier. The problem is that much of what determines happiness is outside of our control. Some of us are genetically predisposed to see the world through rose-colored glasses, while others have a generally negative outlook. Bad things happen, to us and in the world. People can be unkind,

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  • A New Blood Test Can Detect Eight Different Cancers in Their Early Stages

    A New Blood Test Can Detect Eight Different Cancers in Their Early Stages0

    Researchers have developed a blood test that can detect the presence of eight common cancers. Called CancerSEEK, the blood test detects tiny amounts of DNA and proteins released into the blood stream from cancer cells. This can then indicate the presence of ovarian, liver, stomach, pancreatic, oesophageal, bowel, lung or breast cancers. Known as a

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  • Why We Are a Republic, Not a Democracy

    Why We Are a Republic, Not a Democracy0

    Hillary Clinton blamed the Electoral College for her stunning defeat in the 2016 presidential election in her latest memoirs, “What Happened.” Some have claimed that the Electoral College is one of the most dangerous institutions in American politics. Why? They say the Electoral College system, as opposed to a simple majority vote, distorts the one-person,

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  • Does Work Make Mothers Happy?

    Does Work Make Mothers Happy?0

    Last October, New York psychoanalyst and author Erica Komisar arrived for an interview on the ABC network’s Good Morning America talk show to discuss her new book, Being There: Why Prioritising Motherhood in the First Three Years Matters. Just before the camera went live the interviewer told her: “I don’t believe in the premise of

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  • How Today’s Students Can Become Great Writers by Using Thomas Jefferson’s Methods

    How Today’s Students Can Become Great Writers by Using Thomas Jefferson’s Methods3

    During my high school years, a number of my friends were homeschooled kids who belonged to a particular accrediting organization. This organization required each student to write an annual research paper, the length of which corresponded to their grade (i.e. a 10th grade student was required to turn in 10 pages). Over the years, I

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  • How the Great Books Are Revolutionizing College Admissions Tests

    How the Great Books Are Revolutionizing College Admissions Tests0

    You may remember taking the SAT or the ACT. Hours and hours of memorizing techniques and tricks, all to get that perfect score to unlock your college dreams. These tests have monopolized the college entrance process, and in recent years—in the case of the SAT in particular—have been tied to the controversial Common Core standards.

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