Culture

Should “They” Really Be the Word of the Decade?0
- Culture
- January 6, 2020
By now we have all gotten used to the annual year-end designation of the “word of the year.” I did not know, until the holiday break, that there was also a “word of the decade.” But there I was watching a football game, and on the news tape running at the bottom of the screen
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The 2010s: A Decade of Disappearing Youth in America 0
- Culture
- January 6, 2020
As we enter the 2020s, the world has become increasingly cognizant of the need for more babies after a decade of worryingly low growth. In the United States the population grew by only 0.48 percent between 2018 and 2019, according to newly released Census Bureau estimates. That is the lowest annual growth rate since 1918. In fact, according to analysis
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15 Economic, Historical, and Health Facts About Bacon 0
- Culture
- January 3, 2020
Many may not realize that thousands of Americans annually celebrate National Bacon Day every December 30. Honoring a breakfast staple with a day of observance might seem odd, but bacon is not your typical food. The tasty snack has become a cultural obsession and a fixture of American pop culture. Who can forget eight-year-old King
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A Manhattan Whole Foods’ Homeless ‘Policy’ Endangers Others 0
- Culture
- January 3, 2020
The degradation of human life in major American cities astonishes and alarms. In San Francisco, the homeless defecate in the streets and supermarkets. In New York, violent attacks on orthodox Jews by a small minority of black anti-Semites seem to be almost daily occurrences. What follows is yet another astonishing story. It involves a major corporation, not “progressive” government
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A Note to Politicians: What Average Americans Want 0
- Culture
- January 3, 2020
On New Year’s Eve, four of my siblings, their spouses, and I gathered at my sister’s house in Asheville, North Carolina. A table covered with side dishes and hors d’oeuvres, wonderful conversations and reminiscences, and glasses raised at midnight: it was a memorable New Year’s Eve party. The party continued the next morning with more
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What’s Driving America’s Suicide Problem?0
- Culture
- January 2, 2020
“Why Is America So Depressed?” was one of the first headlines I saw as I jumped back into work after the holidays. “Well, there’s a cheery way to start the new year,” I thought to myself as I read through the New York Times op-ed by Lee Siegel. Such a headline is not the optimistic
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