Culture

Beauty Will Save the World 1
- Culture
- May 11, 2020
Russian author Fyodor Dostoevsky declared that “beauty will save the world.” In his Nobel Laureate speech, fellow Russian Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn said what we all were thinking: “What sort of a statement is that? … When in bloodthirsty history did beauty ever save anyone from anything?” Walking on two feet, man’s gaze is naturally turned toward
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Post-Lockdown: Insist On The Old Normal 0
- Culture
- May 8, 2020
When the CIA wanted to circumvent possible Chinese bugging of its offices in Beijing in the 1980s, it came up with a voice protector or “hush phone,” essentially two masks with tubes running between them. It worked, but no one would use it. George Shultz said he felt “ludicrous” wearing something that made him look
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Can We Expect a COVID Baby Blip?0
- Culture
- May 8, 2020
As countries the world over struggle with record low fertility, some hope that the global lockdown might result in a baby boom. Since couples are forced to spend more time together and life slows down, perhaps it will indeed provide ample opportunity and time to conceive a baby. Many say they also have a renewed
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A Mother’s Day Tribute to Those Who’ve Passed On 0
- Culture
- May 8, 2020
When I first envisioned my Mother’s Day column, I intended to write some light tribute to all the moms I know. I would raise a glass to all the good you moms bring to the world, thanking you for being the foundation of our culture, and for those hundreds of little things you do every
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Bearing Witness to the Destruction of America’s Small Businesses 0
- Culture
- May 8, 2020
Author and activist Jane Jacobs once wrote, “I was taught that the American’s right to be a free individual, not at the mercy of the state, was hard-won and that its price was eternal vigilance, that I too would have to be vigilant.” Continuing, Jacobs added “I was made to feel that it would be
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Governments Switched From ‘Flatten the Curve’ to ‘Lockdown Until Vaccine’0
- Culture
- May 7, 2020
In the early days of the COVID-19 panic – back in mid-March – articles began to appear pushing the idea of “flattening the curve” (The Washington Post ran an article called “Flatten the Curve” on March 14). This idea was premised on spreading out the total number of COVID-19 infections over time, so as to
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