Culture

Millennials Are Looking for Happiness in All the Wrong Places 0
- Culture
- February 20, 2020
The divide between my millennial generation and older ones is stark. While millennials are better educated than prior generations, we are also the least happy. Millennials have higher rates of anxiety, are generally disengaged at their jobs, and are deeply fearful about the future. Some would argue that these feelings are the natural consequence of
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Democrats and Republicans Both Hold Exaggerated Stereotypes of Both Parties 0
- Culture
- February 20, 2020
With animosity between party supporters already at an all-time high, buckle up for what promises to be one of the most contentious elections in modern U.S. history. It’s becoming increasingly possible that the nation will have a choice between two extremes in November. On top of that, some of the candidates’ most ardent supporters continue
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Bring Pharmaceutical Manufacturing Home From China 0
- Culture
- February 19, 2020
Suppose we ran out of antibiotics? Suppose penicillin suddenly disappeared from our pharmacies and hospitals? Suppose the pain suppressants we use for headaches and arthritis, blood pressure medications, and drugs used to treat everything from Alzheimer’s to depression were suddenly no longer available? In a September 19, 2019 report from NBC News, Rosemary Gibson, author of China Rx,
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Farming Isn’t an Information Age Skill 0
- Culture
- February 19, 2020
Hwilc pe gepuht betwux woruld crœftas heoldan ealdordom? Eorptilp, forpam se yrpling us ealle fett. [Master] Which do you think, amongst the world-crafts, holds the most authority? [Pupil] Agriculture, for the farm feeds us all. — Œlfric’s Colloqy There’s an art to making hay. When executed properly, haymaking enables farmers to feed animals with the
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The Decline of the Boy Scouts… but the Rise of Masculinity?0
- Culture
- February 18, 2020
The Boy Scouts of America is filing for bankruptcy. A press release announced the move, citing the need to “equitably compensate victims who were harmed during their time in Scouting.” The statement refers, of course, to the many Scouts who were sexually abused as young boys. Seeking to rectify wrongs and move on in providing
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The 1619 Project and the ‘Reframing’ of History 0
- Culture
- February 18, 2020
There are many reasons why Indiana Jones became an iconic character after his debut in the 1981 Raiders of the Lost Ark, but one of them is because he is an archeologist and a historian. The contrast between the whip-wielding adventurer and his chosen profession made a beautiful irony, since the stereotype of the historian is
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