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Study: Children of ‘Authoritative Parents’ Are Smarter with Money0
- Culture
- December 19, 2016
Last Christmas, family practice doctor Leonard Sax made waves when he declared that parental authority is in decline in America. According to Sax, parents have increasingly allowed their children to call the shots in deciding how they want to live their lives, instead of parents being the ones running the show. As psychologist Lisa Damour
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School Cancels ‘A Christmas Carol’ After Triggered Parents Complain0
- Culture
- December 19, 2016
A friend of mine recently relayed the story of how his daughter came home from kindergarten saying “excuse you” to anyone who sneezed. “I think you mean ‘God bless you,’” he gently prompted her. “No, my teacher says to say ‘excuse you’ when someone sneezes,” came her response. According to news out of Pennsylvania, sneezing
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Modern Childhood and the Death of the Seesaw0
- Culture
- December 19, 2016
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How to Overcome Awkward Conversations During the Holidays0
- Culture
- December 19, 2016
Out of the number of books I read for the first time this year, I’d have to say that Jane Austen’s Persuasion was probably one of my favorites. For those unfamiliar with the book, Persuasion centers around the life of Anne Elliot, a quiet, but intelligent, single woman in her late twenties. Surrounded by superficial
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Could This Assassination Be the Beginning of World War 3?0
- History
- December 19, 2016
Today’s assassination of Andrey Karlov, Russia’s ambassador to Turkey, is already drawing some ominous comparisons. Karlov was gunned down on Monday evening in Turkey’s capital of Ankara as he delivered a speech at an art exhibit. In the video of the attack, the shooter, off-duty police officer Mevlüt Mert Altintas, 22, could be heard
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Why Our Age Is Defined by Propaganda0
- Culture
- December 16, 2016
There were two main streams of reaction from the political Left following their losses in the 2016 election. One group saw the election results as a signal for the Left to engage in some sustained self-critique, introspection, and dialogue, in the hopes that they would emerge a bit wiser and stronger in the next election.
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What if teenagers can’t even read?0
- Culture
- December 16, 2016
The teacher’s words are a year old now, but still deeply troubling. In her December 4, 2014 letter to the editor, Kim Dallas, an English teacher at Rosemount High School in Minnesota had the following to say: “I teach high school English, and I am begging you to please read to your children. Read everything.
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The Classic Christmas Movies That Say Taxation Is Theft0
- Culture
- December 16, 2016
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Study Explains Best Way to Bond with Kids While Reading0
- Culture
- December 16, 2016
For many years now, my family has always tried to make some time over the holidays to sit down together and read old Christmas stories. The first memory I have of this tradition occurred when I was in early grade school. Even though it was past my bedtime and the rest of the family was
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