Culture

Parents Need to Learn to Live With Their Children 0
- Culture
- May 19, 2020
Coronavirus has brought hardship and suffering to countless Americans. But for some parents, the worst part of this whole crisis is having to spend time with their own children. At least that’s what you would think after reading a New York Post article titled “Can parents survive months of hell as the coronavirus cancels summer camps?” Apparently,
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The ACLU Loses Its Way 0
- Culture
- May 19, 2020
The American Civil Liberties Union used to be a great institution. Founded in January 1920, the ACLU sought to become, in its own words, “the nation’s premier defender of the rights enshrined in the U.S. Constitution.” Over the decades, the organization fought for civil liberties even when no one else would. The ACLU fought against
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What Sweden Teaches About Pandemic Economics 0
- Culture
- May 19, 2020
Sweden’s unique policy approach in this pandemic has been described as “freewheeling” in international news media, but it would be more accurate to call it balanced. Johan Giesecke, a world-renowned epidemiologist and advisor to the Swedish Government, calls it “evidence-based.” The Swedish Public Health Agency early decided against lockdowns and quarantining the population. Most people
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My Egg Donor Went to Harvard. Did Yours?0
- Culture
- May 18, 2020
A feature in the Harvard Crimson, the university’s undergraduate newspaper, gives a fascinating anecdotal picture of the sperm and egg donation industry on the fringes of Ivy League campuses. Parents who want smart kids. It opens with an interview with a 41-year-old Vancouver woman, Shannon Copeland, who was unable to have a child in her
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Is Religious Liberty Essential for America?0
- Culture
- May 18, 2020
Perplexing questions are the name of the game over the past several months. Does social distancing really work? Do masks prevent the spread of the virus? Is it safe to visit elderly relatives? Do we have to worry about spreading the virus while outside? To say that there’s a lot of confusion and concern would
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Killing Philosophy While Hungering for Meaning 0
- Culture
- May 18, 2020
Liberty University recently announced that it is ending its B.A. in Philosophy program. The university’s press release cited declining enrollment – employing five full-time professors to serve only 20 philosophy majors simply isn’t sustainable – as its reason for the cut, while promising that its students would still receive a rigorous philosophical education through Liberty’s core curriculum.
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