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‘Boys Are Stupid; Girls Are Awesome’ – Most TV Shows & Movies Today0
- Culture
- October 24, 2016
Most kids’ shows today are pretty much twaddle. However, in moments of exhaustion and weakness, I let my boys watch the occasional age-appropriate movie or TV show. But I usually find myself having some ‘splainin to do with them afterwards. That’s because, more often than not, they have just watched something in which the female
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Want to See Your Child at School? Pass a Background Check0
- Culture
- October 21, 2016
A new lunchroom policy in Alabama is making waves, and unlike recent lunchroom controversies, this one has nothing to do with Michelle Obama’s menus. According to local news media, AL.com, parents and grandparents who want to stop in to see their child during the lunch hour will now have to pass a background check –
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Video Sums Up “Modern Educayshun”0
- Education
- October 21, 2016
If you’ve been following the news this last week, you’ve likely seen how school campuses are becoming dominated by contention over issues such as equality, racism, and other diversity-minded issues. But what happens when these issues come to dominate the curriculum, too? That’s the question explored in the amusing – and increasingly accurate – clip below:
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Freedom Comes at a Price–And We Don’t Want to Pay It0
- Culture
- October 21, 2016
There might be few things on which most people agree but freedom is one of them. Although we might differ over what we understand freedom to be, we all think freedom is a good thing. And yet, truth be told, most of us don’t care as much about it as we say we do or
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Did Pediatricians Really Say More Screen Time is Okay?0
- Culture
- October 21, 2016
Judging by today’s headlines, it would appear that the American Academy of Pediatrics has taken the guilt trip off parents everywhere. As The Washington Post eagerly explains: “For years, the American Academy of Pediatrics set a simple and clear ceiling: no more than two hours parked in front of the TV for any child over
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Being Moral Means You Can Never Do Enough0
- Entertainment
- October 21, 2016
‘I didn’t do enough.’ This is a conclusion we all hope to avoid, especially as our lives close. It is, perhaps, the ultimate regret. In the final scene of the movie Schindler’s List (1993), this regret is Oskar Schindler’s. Looking into the faces of the hundreds of Jews he saved from the Nazi concentration camps,
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5 Relationship Habits Most People Don’t Recognize As Toxic1
- Culture
- October 21, 2016
Relationships tend to be highly dialectic and complex. Which leads most people to believe that those outside of the relationship don’t understand what’s going on inside the relationship, even when the relationship is clearly dysfunctional. Unfortunately, when we’re growing up, learning how to be a good partner is not something they teach us in school.
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Women Still Need Men0
- Culture
- October 20, 2016
A favorite modern pastime seems to be analyzing the controversial topic of gender relations, past and present. There are editorials aplenty delving into the nature of misogyny, the historical reign of patriarchy, and the rise of female empowerment in the modern age. Hollywood follows this trend, using period pieces in particular to highlight “modern” female
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What’s Wrong with Civics Education Today (When It Actually Happens)0
- Culture
- October 20, 2016
With Civics 101 unfolding before our eyes with the election, Education Secretary John King hit the campaign trail to advocate for more civics education in schools. His idea is a good one, particularly since only 1 in 4 high school seniors are proficient in that area. But according to King, teachers should do more than
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