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What Melania’s Hat Can Teach Us About First Impressions 0
- Culture
- June 4, 2019
I caught my first glimpse of Melania’s outfit soon after she and President Trump arrived at Buckingham Palace, kicking off their 2019 state visit. “Did you see the footage of Trump and Melania visiting Buckingham Palace?!” ran my text to a friend. “I love Melania’s hat!” Checking it out for herself, my friend sent back,
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Extended Childhood: The New American Way 0
- Culture
- June 3, 2019
Resilience. It’s one of the latest buzzwords in society, especially when it comes to raising children, explains Richard Godwin in The Guardian. But teaching resilience is a bit challenging these days, Godwin implies, especially when kids are raised in the traditional education system which “encourages children to see their worth in terms of grades achieved,
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The Consequences of an Anti-Male Culture 1
- Culture
- June 3, 2019
“I do find it sad that not more women are encouraged to embrace marriage and family. I have many single women friends, now in their mid and late 30s, who now feel the clock ticking but have all but resigned themselves to being alone for the rest of their lives.” Such was the response I recently received
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Let’s Talk About Big, Bad, Greedy Capitalism 0
- Culture
- June 3, 2019
“When you see the greed and the concentration of power, did you ever have a moment of doubt about capitalism and whether greed is a good idea to run on?” That question was famously asked by Phil Donahue to economist Milton Friedman in a popular exchange from 1979. If you’re a defender of free markets,
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What’s Behind the ‘Sex Recession’?0
- Culture
- June 3, 2019
In spite of the fact that we are living today in a sex-saturated cultural environment, recent studies surprisingly report that sexual relations between men and women are declining. “In 2018, the share of Americans who said they didn’t have sex for an entire year was the highest on record.” This statistic includes both single individuals and
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How College Students Really Feel About Free Speech on Campus 0
- Culture
- June 3, 2019
A new survey finding that college students generally support free speech also shows what for some is a worrisome divide over what students value more: an “inclusive society” that “welcomes diverse groups” or protecting “the extremes of free speech.” The Knight Foundation’s “Free Expressions of College Campuses” report polled students over the course of three
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