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Rome and the Decline and Fall … of Bureaucracy?0
- Culture
- July 19, 2018
We have all heard the comparison between the fall of Rome and the current state of decline in America. The comparison is often repeated, and its warning should not be forgotten. One writer who states this clearly is the historian Thomas Cahill. Writing on Roman decline in the book How the Irish Saved Civilization, Cahill
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Another California City is Trying a Universal Basic Income: Will it Work?0
- Economics
- July 19, 2018
Starting in 2019, the city of Stockton will join San Francisco and Oakland in testing a “Universal Basic Income” (UBI) program that could eventually be expanded to a state or national level. The official website for the initiative explains: “The [program] will provide at least 100 Stocktonians with a Guaranteed Income of $500 per month for 18
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Think Open-Plan Offices Are More Efficient? Think Again.0
- Culture
- July 19, 2018
Open-plan offices have taken off because of a desire to increase interaction and collaboration among workers. But an innovative new study has found that employees in open-plan offices spend 73% less time in face-to-face interactions. Email and messaging use shot up by over 67%. The study is the first to track the impacts of open-plan
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School Superintendent Tells Education Scholar to ‘Drop Dead’ Following Janus Decision 0
- Education
- July 19, 2018
The following email was sent to all school district superintendents in Illinois to ensure they were aware of their responsibilities under the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Janus vs. AFSCME. Dear Superintendent, Attached is a letter from the National Right to Work Foundation explaining your responsibilities in regards to the recent U.S. Supreme Court ruling in
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Why Christians Should Read Detective Fiction 1
- Literature
- July 18, 2018
As summer hits its halfway point, many of you may be eagerly awaiting your upcoming beach vacations. And with the beach comes “beach reading,” from Tom Clancy to Danielle Steele and everything in between. To many educated people, the phrase “beach reading” represents the quickest way to dismiss a book without attacking it outright. Just
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The Art of Beautification: The Graces of Ordinary Life 0
- Culture
- July 18, 2018
The beautification of life, the highest “household art” of making people happy and places pretty, also encompasses the adornment of the soul. Because life is more than work, economics, and money, the life of the heart and spirit need constant replenishment… What do decorating a room, wearing tasteful clothes, expressing cheerfulness, offering friendship, enjoying Mayday,
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