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Why New York’s Hand Sanitizer Stunt Won’t Work 0
- Economics
- March 11, 2020
As new cases of COVID-19 continue to be diagnosed in the U.S. and abroad, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo on Monday announced the state is prepared to introduce its own brand of hand sanitizer, free of charge, called NYS Clean hand sanitizer. At the press conference unveiling the brand, Cuomo remarked, “This is a superior
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How Did American Schools Get Like This?0
- Culture
- March 11, 2020
For much of America, the Midwest is a part of deplorable flyover country filled with hick farmers and blue-collar manufacturers who somehow conspired with the Russians to steal the 2016 election and put Donald Trump into the White House. Those of us who live here know that the Midwest is far from immune to the
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Boy Brains, Girl Brains. Yes, They’re Really Different.0
- Family
- March 10, 2020
A few years ago, my church nursery had an influx of little boys, all born within a few months of each other. Nursery duty in the weeks before that cadre outgrew it was, well… energetic. Everything was visibly quieter when they left. The possibility of some baby suffering a concussion via a toddler wrestling match
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Healthy and Unhealthy Responses to ‘Mom Guilt’0
- Culture
- March 10, 2020
If you’re a mother, odds are you struggle with “mom guilt.” Even Kate Middleton, the Duchess of Cambridge, has admitted to feeling it at times. During a recent interview with the Happy Mum, Happy Baby podcast, she described mom guilt as a “constant challenge.” When I get together with fellow mothers, we often discuss this issue. One regular response
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Target’s Wage Floor Shows the Folly in Wage Fixation 0
- Economics
- March 10, 2020
Bonnie Furlong started working at Target in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania, more than seven years ago. Today, however, she’s making the same as new hires and less than she was before the Minneapolis-based retailer raised its wage floor to $13 an hour in June of last year. “The last time they raised it, they cut our hours,
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The Candidate You Like Is the One You Think Is Most Electable 0
- Politics
- March 10, 2020
Electability has been the single most important force motivating voters in the 2020 Democratic primaries. But what is it? What makes one candidate seem like they could get votes from a majority of Americans while another one couldn’t? Objectively, political scientists like myself have done a lot of research on what types of candidates win
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