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Study Explains Best Way to Bond with Kids While Reading 0
- 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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The Classic Christmas Movies That Say Taxation Is Theft 0
- Culture
- December 16, 2016
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New Study Links Pot Use to Degenerative Brain Disorder 0
- Philosophy
- December 16, 2016
Via Big Think: Researchers at Amen Clinics Inc. of California have found evidence that chronic use may increase the risk of Alzheimer’s. This is because it restricts blood flow to the regions of the brain where the condition takes root. Co-author Dr. Elisabeth Jorandby and colleagues recruited participants with marijuana use disorder. Around nine percent
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Gov. Report: Death Rate Up, Life Expectancy Down in America in 2015 0
- Politics
- December 16, 2016
The death rate increased 1.2% last year, and life expectancy fell in 2015, the most recent year for which data is available. Female life expectancy dropped from 81.3 to 81.2 years, and male life expectancy fell from 76.5 to 76.3 years. As ABC News notes, “A decades-long trend of rising life expectancy in the U.S. could be ending:
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Prof: Why My University Shutdown My Website and Blog 12
- Culture
- December 16, 2016
You might think that student and faculty rights to free speech and academic freedom are overrated. Shouldn’t they have the same rights under the First Amendment that all of us have? Well, they do, but they don’t. Professors and students often communicate their thoughts on blogs on university websites on university servers. University administrators understand
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Why Our Age Is Defined by Propaganda 0
- 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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