Culture

Rose Wilder Lane Explains Why Anti-Semitism Threatens Freedom 0
- Culture
- June 26, 2019
On college campuses, among celebrities, and among socialist politicians, anti-Semitism is in vogue. Rose Wilder Lane would tell you it is no accident that freedom is simultaneously in retreat. Rose Wilder Lane, the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, was a famed journalist who helped to ghostwrite her mother’s Little House on the Prairie books. In
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Can You Really ‘Ban’ the Negative Effects of Advertising?0
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- June 25, 2019
The U.K. has recently hit upon a brilliant strategy to do away with harmful or offensive gender stereotypes – they are banning them from advertisements. Following outrage in the past couple of years over ads that were seen as toxic, the U.K. has responded by banning advertising that perpetuates negative stereotypes or equates physical attractiveness
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NBA Moves Away From Title of ‘Owner’ for Its Franchise Executives 0
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- June 25, 2019
In a league dominated by black athletes, the term “owner” is out of vogue when referencing executives of NBA franchises due to its perceived racial connotation of evoking America’s history of slavery. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told TMZ Sports stopping the use of the word “owner” makes sense. “We moved away from that term years
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Where Have All the Young Farmers Gone?0
- Culture
- June 25, 2019
For farmers, retirement isn’t really a thing. It only happens when you physically cannot work any longer. It’s not unusual to see a farmer still “at it” well into his or her 80s. Farming is more than a job; it’s a way of life, and most farmers see its hard work as a virtue. My
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7 Figures: How Americans Spend Their Time 0
- Culture
- June 25, 2019
Every year the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the American Time Use Survey (ATUS), which measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing. Here are seven figures you should know from the latest report: 1. In 2018, 89 percent of full-time employed persons worked on an
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Three Reasons Why People Are Fascinated by Serial Killers 0
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- June 25, 2019
I binge watch crime shows. My roommate is responsible. She got me to watch three episodes of CBS’ “Criminal Minds,” and I was hooked. Recently, I saw Netflix’s “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” a portrayal of Ted Bundy’s life through his girlfriend’s eyes. I also watched Netflix’s “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy
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