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How Motherhood Has Changed over the Generations 0
- Culture
- March 21, 2017
The other day I came across this article which showed photos of how motherhood has stayed the same over the years. It’s pretty special to think that the overflowing love, the joy, the struggles, the tiredness and so on, is a constant for mothers – past, present and future. But there are a few things
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Grammarians rejoice in the $10 million comma 0
- Culture
- March 21, 2017
Portland-based company Oakhurst Dairy will potentially owe $10 million to 75 milk-truck drivers in the US state of Maine because of a missing comma in a legal clause. Last week, Judge David J. Barron upheld an appeal in a class-action lawsuit, opening his opinion with: “For want of a comma, we have this case.” Three
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David Cay Johnston: Journalism a Bastion for ‘Trust Fund Kids’0
- Culture
- March 21, 2017
In a recent Salon.com interview, investigative journalist and Pulitzer Prize winner David Cay Johnston declared that the real problem with today’s journalism is not ideological bias or fake news. Instead, it’s the myopia journalists suffer from as a result of attending elite prep schools, growing up with silver spoons in their mouths and living off
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The Blaze Shouldn’t Suspend Tomi Lahren for Her Abortion Comments 0
- Culture
- March 21, 2017
Tomi Lahren, a political commentator at the Blaze, was getting hammered from all sides for some comments she made on “The View” in regards to abortion. Then it got worse. The Washington Post is reporting that she has been suspended, which Lahren seemed to confirm with this tweet: In case you missed it, here’s what
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While Politicians Bicker, Medical Care is Quietly Evolving 0
- Economics
- March 21, 2017
Once upon a time, a doctor was the central figure in the community. He ran around with his black bag, tirelessly dispensing care to those whose physical difficulties and life habits he knew well. Today’s doctors still run around tirelessly, but now much of that tirelessness is devoted to filling out paperwork for insurance companies,
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Only Markets Can Defeat Poverty 0
- Economics
- March 21, 2017
An interviewer just asked me the question following my usual call for markets in everything. It’s probably the 100th time this has happened. The question amazes me because the implication behind it implies that markets serve primarily the rich. It’s hard to imagine a more profound confusion. The default state of the world is grueling poverty,
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