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NARAL Calls Caring, Involved Fathers ‘Sexist’?0
- Culture
- February 8, 2016
If you watched the Superbowl yesterday, you likely saw the following commercial. The commercial, which advertises the merits of the 2016 Hyundai Genesis Car Finder, features a protective father stalking his daughter and her boyfriend on their first date. As a daughter who has admittedly rolled her eyes on occasion at the protective measures taken
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There were still ‘White Tears’0
- Culture
- February 8, 2016
Just prior to the Super Bowl, two articles by different authors were posted to The Root about how a Cam Newton-lead, Panther victory would result in “white tears”. Here they are: Make ’Em Cry, Cam: How Newton Will Drink Reporters’ White Tears How to Protect Yourself From the Flood of White Tears That’ll Come if
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New Study: Staying Married More than 10 Years Dramatically Decreases Divorce Rate 0
- February 8, 2016
Around Valentine’s Day, stories of old, wizened married couples tend to grace newspaper pages with renewed fervor, such as this recent one about Nicholas and Rafaela Ordaz who just celebrated 82 years of marriage. For many millennials who seemingly struggle with a lack of commitment and fear of divorce, such long-lasting marriage is amazing, particularly
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This is What Happens to Students When They Read the ‘Great Books’0
- Education
- February 6, 2016
Many of our readers have heard of, and a few have probably been educated by, “Great Books” programs. They consist of reading and discussing “classic” works of literature, philosophy, and even science that were a standard part of many high school and college curricula as late as a century ago. For decades they have been
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This Is How a Dark Age Begins…2
- History
- February 5, 2016
In order to really be said to “know” something, it must become a part of you. Information, ideas, and data: these are external to us. It is only through undertaking the hard, focused work of thinking through these things and understanding them that we internalize them; that they become “knowledge.” One finds this sentiment echoed
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If We’re All So Connected, Why are Our Kids so Lonely?2
- Culture
- February 5, 2016
Heading out on an overnight school trip, my daughter spent 90 minutes each way on the bus with her classmates. Before the trip, the school laid out the electronic use policy—students would be allowed to use iPhones and iPads on the drive to and from their retreat but not during their stay. A few parents
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