Culture

Are Yoga and Mindfulness in Schools Religious?0
- Culture
- May 13, 2019
The number of U.S. children age four to 17 practicing yoga rose from 2.3 percent to 8.4 percent — or from 1.3 million to 4.9 million — between 2007 and 2017, federal data show. The number of children meditating rose to 3.1 million during the same period. The rise is due in part to more yoga
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Playing With Fire: Are We Witnessing the Death of Europe?0
- Culture
- May 13, 2019
In the wake of the fire at Notre Dame cathedral, some online commentators speculated that arsonists might have sparked the blaze, hinting at Islamists or radical secularists. Others immediately launched a furious counterattack, accusing these writers of religious bigotry and racism by their rush to judgment. To a point, I would agree with these critics.
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Why Democratic Socialists Flunk Logic 101 0
- Culture
- May 13, 2019
Consider the following facts: Venezuela is a country with vast natural resources. Once it was one of the wealthiest countries in South America. Venezuela nationalized many vital industries such as oil. Price controls were instituted, and hyperinflation destroyed savings. Supermarket shelves emptied, and some even killed zoo animals for food. Malnutrition, even starvation, is common.
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The Silent Killer of Marriage and Family 0
- Culture
- May 13, 2019
The birth of a new Royal baby here in Britain reminds us what privileged women have, and what their poorer sisters lack: a decently earning husband and therefore the prospect of a stable family life. Of course, when that decently earning husband is a prince, he doesn’t just bring home the bacon — he owns
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What the NYT Fails to Mention About Dads and the Division of Labor at Home 0
- Culture
- May 10, 2019
The New York Times recently ran an article that suggests fathers are shirking their share of chores in the home. The Opinion The article, which bears the headline “What ‘Good’ Dads Get Away With,” states that while men have improved in recent decades, they still fall woefully short in the proportion of housework they bear,
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All Good Mothers Have One Trait in Common 1
- Culture
- May 10, 2019
Mother’s Day is just around the corner. This is the day we honor the mother who bore us, reared us, laughed with us (and sometimes laughed in private at us), argued with us, taught us everything from table manners to hygiene, protected us, and believed in us. She picked us up when we fell on
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