Culture

Extended Childhood: The New American Way 0
- Culture
- June 3, 2019
Resilience. It’s one of the latest buzzwords in society, especially when it comes to raising children, explains Richard Godwin in The Guardian. But teaching resilience is a bit challenging these days, Godwin implies, especially when kids are raised in the traditional education system which “encourages children to see their worth in terms of grades achieved,
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Leaving the Peach State Won’t Be so Peachy for Netflix 0
- Culture
- May 31, 2019
Several major studios are considering abandoning Georgia as a film production location in light of Georgia’s recent heartbeat bill. If implemented, the bill would ban the destruction of the life of an unborn child once a heartbeat is detectable. Netflix has come out as the strongest voice against the bill, their chief content officer
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The Dictatorship of the Young 0
- Culture
- May 31, 2019
The end of every semester confronts the college instructor with an indignity: reading student “evaluations” of his performance. While the principle of student feedback is sound in theory, the execution exposes the embarrassing frivolity of American culture. Highlights from my literature courses include, and I quote verbatim: “There was too much reading.” “He should not
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Why Are We No Longer Visiting Our Nation’s Historical Sites?1
- Culture
- May 30, 2019
My wife and I recently visited our son and daughter-in-law in Philadelphia. As part of our visit, we took in some of the historical sites of the city. Among these were the first congress building and the Liberty Bell. We certainly weren’t the only ones at these places. Others were enjoying the exhibits and we
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The Three Things Every Good Man Wants to Do for Women 0
- Culture
- May 30, 2019
“Anything you can do, I can do better,” runs the old song from “Annie Get Your Gun.” Although once a humorous look at the battle between the sexes, today the song is a fitting anthem to the reign of girl power in society. Women, it is thought, can and should do everything that men do.
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Graduates, Be Skeptical of Those in Power 0
- Culture
- May 30, 2019
It is graduation season, and with it comes the inevitable commencement speeches that encourage the new graduates to go forth bravely into the world, transform it, and leave their marks. I doubt any college administrators will ever invite someone like me to give such a speech. In some ways, it is for the best. I
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