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    • School’s Policy of ‘Approving’ Cold Lunches Sparks Backlash

      School’s Policy of ‘Approving’ Cold Lunches Sparks Backlash0

      It has become common for schools to not only impart knowledge to children, but to also take care of a basic need of life, namely, food. This is evidenced through the presence of school lunch programs and now even breakfast. The last few years demonstrate that schools are no longer content with offering meals to

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    • 12 Signs You Have Above Average Intelligence, According to Science

      12 Signs You Have Above Average Intelligence, According to Science0

      Business Insider has an interesting graphic showing eight things smart people seem to have in common. You have a cat You’re the oldest child You took music lessons You don’t smoke You’re thin You’ve used recreational drugs You’re left-handed Eight is not quite enough for my taste, so let’s look at a few more indicators of intelligence:

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    • ‘Ferguson’ Play Could Change the Narrative on Police, Violence, and Race

      ‘Ferguson’ Play Could Change the Narrative on Police, Violence, and Race0

      One of the more interesting theatrical events of the year is set to happen on October 19th in New York City. That’s when journalist and documentarian Phelim McAleer’s play Ferguson will open at Urban Stages theater for a three-week run. The production is likely to force a wholesale re-evaluation of the events that took place

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    • Why are Kindergarteners Having ‘Gender Reveal’ Parties in School?

      Why are Kindergarteners Having ‘Gender Reveal’ Parties in School?0

      Homeschooling in America is growing by leaps and bounds and it isn’t difficult to understand why. In many traditional schools, parents are being treated as bystanders in the education of their own children, and the perception of what is considered acceptable and unacceptable for the classroom is topsy-turvy. In California, the Rocklin Charter School was

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    • The 10 Most Economically Free Nations in the World

      The 10 Most Economically Free Nations in the World0

      The Fraser Institute released its annual “Economic Freedom of the World” report this morning. The free market think tank rates every nation based on its “degree of freedom in five broad areas”: Area 1:Size of Government—As spending and taxation by government, and the size of government-controlled enterprises increase, government decision-making is substituted for individual choice

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    • What Charles Dickens Understood About Self-Pity

      What Charles Dickens Understood About Self-Pity0

      Over the last few weeks I have been making my way through Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations. In reading it, I have once again been struck by Dickens’ remarkable ability to weave multiple, insignificant storylines into a cohesive tale. It is this talent which perhaps explains why a main theme of the novel did not hit

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