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‘Tolerant’ French Close Mosques 0
- Culture
- December 10, 2015
Al Jazeera reports, “France is likely to close up to 160 mosques in the coming months as part of a nationwide police operation under the state of emergency which allows places of worship that promote radical views to be shut down, one of the country’s chief imams has said.” Curiously, Hassan El Alaoui, a Muslim
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10 Classic Tales to Put Under the Tree 0
- Culture
- December 9, 2015
Looking for some last minute gift ideas for the children in your life? Check out some of our staff recommendations and favorites below! The Little Farm, by Lois Lenski Beautifully illustrated with Lois Lenski’s classic artwork, The Little Farm introduces little folks to the wonders of barnyard life. Lenski’s The Little Fire Engine, Policeman Small,
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When the Supreme Court Stopped FDR’s Economic Fascism 0
- Economics
- December 9, 2015
Eighty years ago, on May 27, 1935, the U.S. Supreme Court said no to economic fascism in America. The trend toward bigger and ever-more intrusive government, unfortunately, was not stopped, but the case nonetheless was a significant event that at that time prevented the institutionalizing of a Mussolini-type corporativist system in America. In a unanimous
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Want a Long-Lasting Marriage? Avoid Cohabitation.0
- Culture
- December 9, 2015
In the last several decades, the frequency of couples living together before marriage has grown at such a great rate that to suggest a couple avoid doing so is regarded as prudish. Yet according to a new Pew Research report, cohabiting couples are setting themselves up for future divorce. “Among women who did not live
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Have we reached the end of history?0
- Culture
- December 9, 2015
In 1989, Francis Fukuyama wrote the essay “The End of History?” for The National Interest, gaining international attention. He later turned the essay into a book. His essential thesis was that with the conclusion of the Cold War we have reached, “…the end point of mankind’s ideological evolution and the universalization of Western liberal democracy as the
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What’s Driving the Rise in ADHD?0
- Culture
- December 9, 2015
Ever feel that the number of children diagnosed with ADHD is growing? According to today’s Washington Post, that feeling is more than imagined: “A study published in The Journal of Clinical Psychiatry on Tuesday shows a surprising 55 percent increase in prevalence of diagnoses among girls — from 4.7 percent to 7.3 percent from 2003 to 2011.
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