Culture

Dear Senator Warren: Don’t Penalize Moms Who Choose to Stay Home with Their Kids 0
- Culture
- November 27, 2019
Dear Senator Warren, Congratulations! You’ve been making great progress in your presidential race. As a working mom of two little girls, aged two and three, I’m happy to see a fellow mom in the spotlight, fighting to help middle-class families. But, I have to admit, I’m a little bit confused. Let me explain. I recently
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Groucho Marx Explains American Politics 0
- Culture
- November 27, 2019
We’ve all seen the acceleration of polarized politics in the last few years. Nowadays we can’t even agree on the supposedly apolitical branch of the federal government. Over at the Pew Research Center, interest in this political polarization has turned into something of an obsession. Some of the highlights from their 2019 coverage include: 60 percent of
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Are You as Grateful as You Deserve to Be?0
- Culture
- November 27, 2019
As a physician, I have helped to care for many patients and families whose lives have been turned upside down by serious illnesses and injuries. In the throes of such catastrophes, it can be difficult to find cause for anything but lament. Yet Thanksgiving presents us with an opportunity to develop one of the healthiest,
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The Grievance-Mongers Should Leave Thanksgiving Alone 0
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- November 27, 2019
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An Overlooked Reason Fertility Rates May Be Falling 0
- Culture
- November 26, 2019
Last year, America’s fertility rate hit an all-time low. Commentators were quick to blame factors like student loan debt, the high cost of childcare, and family-unfriendly employment policies. But fertility rates are dropping across the world – in rich countries, poor countries and everywhere in between. Why is that? Freelance writer Anna Louie Sussman attempts
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Do We Still Have a Country?0
- Culture
- November 26, 2019
How do you know you don’t have a country? Simply this: Every single passive, non-aggressive act you take to repel people crossing your borders is considered de facto illegal, or inhumane, or in violation of U.S. or international law, or in contraventions of some hidden clause in the U.S. Constitution. So say the experts and their newly
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