Culture

‘It Should Not Be This Hard to Raise a Family’0
- Culture
- October 4, 2019
Concerns about family affordability are increasingly an area of focus for lawmakers and commentators across the political spectrum, with debate focusing on child tax credits, paid parental leave, and the costs associated with child care, housing, and student debt. A United States Congress Joint Economic Committee hearing this week discussed why having a family in
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How Romanticism Encouraged the Decline of Marriage 0
- Culture
- October 3, 2019
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Government Funds Bring Corruption to Mayberry 0
- Culture
- October 3, 2019
Front Royal, Virginia, is just 70 miles from Washington, D.C., by road but a million miles away by culture. One resident described the town, which bills itself as “the northern gateway way to the Shenandoah Valley,” as “sort of like Mayberry.” This author, having visited the city many times, can confirm that description. Federal, state,
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Hong Kong’s ‘Shot Heard Around the World’ Is Reverberating 0
- Culture
- October 3, 2019
Hong Kong protests turned violent as demonstrators took to the streets on Tuesday, the day marking the 70th anniversary of Communist Party rule in China. And, for the first time since protests began early this year, a Hong Kong police officer shot and wounded a protester amid a skirmish between the demonstrators and security forces. Video of
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Father Loss and Narcissism: Is There a Connection?0
- Culture
- October 2, 2019
Sitting in the park recently, my contemplations were interrupted by a man wielding a large camera, three young ladies pacing behind him. Motioning to the bench on which I was sitting he asked, “Can we use this for our photo shoot?” “Oh, um, sure,” I said. Glancing over my shoulder as I left, I saw
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Our Divisive News Media Needs Clark Kent 0
- Culture
- October 2, 2019
When I was a kid growing up in Boonville, North Carolina (population 600), my public library was the comic book and magazine section near the front of Weatherwax Pharmacy on Main Street. Because I occasionally spent the 12 cents to buy one of the comic books, Mr. Weatherwax tolerated my hours spent sitting on that
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