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6 Facts about Caesar’s Assassination a Culturally-Literate Person Should Know 0
- Culture
- March 15, 2016
Today is the Ides of March, on which date Julius Caesar was assassinated over 2,000 years ago. Reading through at least one of the historical accounts of Julius Caesar’s assassination used to be a staple of American education, but not so anymore. As such, details of his assassination which were previously common knowledge are now
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A Snapshot of James Madison’s Reading List 0
- Culture
- March 15, 2016
When it comes to reading and literacy, America is having a hard time. Statistics show that 14 percent of adults can’t read, and 50 percent of adults can’t read a book written at an 8th-grade level. Fortunately for our nation, America’s founders did not fit into the illiterate or ill-read category. Their book lists and
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15 Things Christ Said That Weren’t Nice 0
- Culture
- March 15, 2016
“I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ.” Supposedly that comment came from Mahatma Ghandi. The sentiments behind it are expressed quite a bit in our modern culture in a variety of ways. According to the popular narrative, Christ was tolerant and loving while Christians are
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Just Because a Kid is ‘Hard’ Doesn’t Mean He’s not ‘Normal’0
- Family
- March 15, 2016
In a recent blog for the New York Times, pediatrician Perri Klass reminds us that in the full range of normal, healthy child development, some kids are just plain more difficult than others. It seems like she is stating the obvious, but is this a reminder that our society desperately needs? While we live in
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Should More Children Be Introduced to Gardening?0
- Culture
- March 15, 2016
Some close friends of mine regularly invite children from an inner-city program to their hobby farm. The kids always have a blast doing all the things that farm kids do: chasing chickens, running by the garden, through the orchard, and so on. After one of these outings, my friends were driving the children back to
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Chicago Low-Income Housing Voucher: $4,000/mo.0
- Culture
- March 15, 2016
Whatever one’s opinion on government helping low-income or no-income individuals have roofs over their heads, it’s probably safe to say that most people would be outraged by a government program that gives some people nearly $4,000/mo. for housing while others get less than $1,000/mo. Too extreme to believe? Here’s what Chicago’s Sun Times is reporting:
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