Culture

Journalism is Full of Alarmist Clickbait 0
- Culture
- May 7, 2019
Much of journalism is now alarmist clickbait or fearmongering. To attract viewers and readers, reporters make it seem like Nazis and white supremacists are everywhere. Daniel Greenfield provides an example taken from a much larger essay by a liberal mother whose 13-year-old son had temporarily drifted into the alt-right after being targeted by sexist administrators
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Distractions Don’t Have to Control You 0
- Culture
- May 7, 2019
Did you reach for your smartphone shortly after awaking? If so, 12 minutes later, you may reach for your smartphone again. If you are a typical smartphone user, you will check your phone 80 times today and feel anxiety if your phone is out of reach. Arguing that constant smartphone usage promises “fulfillment and excitement,”
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Congratulations, Harry and Meghan! Now It’s Time for a Second Baby.0
- Culture
- May 6, 2019
Congratulations to Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex, on the birth of their baby boy! As a fellow parent, I would like to offer them some advice. Harry and Meghan, you need to have a second baby as soon as possible. And no, I don’t mean because of the biological clock (Meghan is 37).
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8th Place: A High School Girl’s Life After Transgender Students Join Her Sport 0
- Culture
- May 6, 2019
When two high school athletes who were born male but identify as female took first and second place at Connecticut’s girls indoor track championship this year, it wasn’t just a local news story. To some, it was a story of triumph and courage. The winner, a junior from Bloomfield High School, set a girls state indoor record
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Why Good Books Are Better When You Talk About Them 0
- Culture
- May 6, 2019
What do you do when you finish reading with children, say, at bedtime? Perhaps what many parents do — just close the book, kiss your child goodnight, ruffle their hair, and turn out the light. To be sure, that emotionally intimate time of reading together is a precious experience — the pleasure of a good
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Why Schools Need a ‘Curriculum of Family’0
- Culture
- May 3, 2019
Who should be a greater influence in a child’s life: parents or teachers? Many would say the latter. After all, teachers are the professional experts who know about childhood development and the elements of a good education. They are the ones who can get children through school, into a good college, and eventually into a
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