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Student: How Identity Politics Ruined My High School 0
- Education
- December 1, 2017
Owen Rickert always loved his school. The Blake School, a private college prep school, located in Hopkins, Minnesota, was a place he woke up excited to go to each morning. And then, about four years ago, something changed. “Slowly the unification of our great community began to deteriorate,” said Rickert, who had attended Blake since
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The Glorious Inefficiency of Local Bookstores 0
- Culture
- December 1, 2017
Our family lives in the kind of town most people only see in fiction: an archetypal, small, Midwestern town of picket fences and blocks of mostly modest bungalows. Homes lining our main streets are, however, far from modest. Along these stand stately nineteenth-century dwellings, lovingly maintained, in spite of the increasing expense of doing so.
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The Decline of Male Friendship is Harming Men 0
- Culture
- December 1, 2017
In early November of 2017, Harvard University voted to continue opposing various university clubs. The decision, which seems to stem from a quest towards inclusivity, ostracizes those who join single-sex organizations. All-male clubs seem to be particularly in the crosshairs. But while support for groups which foster friendship between members of the same sex is
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Why Kids Benefit from Family Traditions 0
- Culture
- December 1, 2017
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How the Winless Cleveland Browns Won the 2017 Season 0
- Entertainment
- December 1, 2017
The Cleveland Browns have been the butt of many NFL jokes (with the exception of the New York Jets’ ‘butt fumble’). For many years, the Browns have been an organization steeped in ineptitude. However, in the season opener, they stood atop the NFL and won the 2017 season. “Wait, but how?” you might ask. Yes,
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Meet the Special Interests Keeping Marijuana Criminalized 0
- Politics
- December 1, 2017
In this era of political polarization, when Americans seem to agree on absolutely nothing, let me reassure you. We overwhelmingly agree that cannabis should be legal. 1 in 5 Americans have (state) legal access, 1 in 2 have experimented with it, and more than 1 in 10 smoke regularly. Southern California yuppies are publicly winning prizes for growing the
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