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9 Ever-Relevant Quotes from Machiavelli’s ‘The Prince’0
- Politics
- April 21, 2016
1) “A prudent man should always follow in the path trodden by great men and imitate those who are most excellent.” 2) “One ought to be both feared and loved, but as it is difficult for the two to go together, it is much safer to be feared than loved.” 3) “The Romans never allowed a trouble spot
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Has the Abandonment of ‘Mr.’ and ‘Mrs.’ Helped Create a Culture of Disrespect?0
- Culture
- April 20, 2016
In a recent Slate podcast, a caller posed the following question: “My question is about when professional athletes call the owner of the franchise Mr. (last name). It seems odd to me that grown men would call their boss Mr. Something when they could just call him by either his first name or his full
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Kids Who ‘Talk Back’ Become Happy, Successful Adults 0
- Culture
- April 20, 2016
It’s an interesting phrase that we’ve all heard at one point or another in life, “Don’t you talk back to me!” Usually when we’re young and just starting to figure things out for ourselves, questioning everything and not accepting any answer without a deserved explanation as to why. Yes, it can get annoying dealing with
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When Americans thought hair was a window into the soul 0
- Culture
- April 20, 2016
In 2004, the North Korean government launched one of the oddest television campaigns in recent history: “Let’s trim our hair in accordance with the socialist lifestyle.” Accompanied by radio and print ads, the five-part TV series urged North Korean men to wear their hair short. State-approved haircuts, the campaign explained, ranged in length from one
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The Reading Level of the 2016 Debates vs. the Lincoln-Douglas Debates 0
- Culture
- April 20, 2016
The 2016 election has been marked by contention and wild twists and turns. It has also been marked by a myriad of debates, in which candidates do their best to attack their opponents and set themselves apart from the pack. In this respect, these debates are not much different from the famous Lincoln-Douglas debates which
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How 19th-Century Women Used Seduction Laws to Rope Husbands 0
- Culture
- April 20, 2016
We tend to think of Victorian-era America as an oppressive environment for women—and in many ways it was. But it’s worth pointing out that during this period it was not unusual for governments to take great measures to protect the social position and respectability of women. In his book Crime and Punishment in American History,
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