Culture

In Demonizing Our Opponents, We Only Demonize Ourselves 0
- Culture
- May 15, 2019
A long-time friend, John, has a wonderful knack for talking to strangers. Like anyone over fifty, he has taken his share of life’s blows and has the dents in his armor to prove it. Unlike some who grow old, however, John has retained a genuine curiosity about people. Recently, we were driving through town when
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How the ‘Spiritual but Not Religious’ Are Driving Society’s Civic Decline 1
- Culture
- May 15, 2019
Polling in the U.S. reveals an all-time high of those who identify as religious “nones,” individuals who claim no allegiance to any faith. Many of the “nones” are part of a growing group of Americans who declare they are “spiritual but not religious.” And many in this group fall into the millennial age group or younger
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Daenerys Targaryen: A Cautionary Tale for Feminists 1
- Culture
- May 14, 2019
This article contains spoilers for Game of Thrones Season Eight. Hands up if you’ve ever encountered some variant of the phrase “Yass, Queen! Slay!” “Slaying,” a term usually applied to bold, powerful, unapologetically ambitious feminist icons like Beyoncé and Rihanna, describes the activities of an independent woman who takes what she wants in life no
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‘Trans’ Four-Year-Old: Sacrifice of the Innocent?0
- Culture
- May 14, 2019
The High Court of the United Kingdom has decreed that social services cannot remove a four-year-old boy who identifies as a girl from a couple who have let “him” transition after sending the child to school in a girl’s uniform. The unnamed council had argued that the anonymous couple had “acted in a precipitate manner in relation
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The Cost of Female Empowerment 0
- Culture
- May 14, 2019
The 2018 election achieved the height of female empowerment as women of all backgrounds gained seats in the nation’s legislatures. Young mothers made up a sizeable chunk of this group. In the U.S. Congress, the number of young moms “nearly doubled” with the influx of the new recruits. But Congress isn’t the only governing body
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Friends Don’t Let Friends Marry the Wrong Person 0
- Culture
- May 13, 2019
In recent weeks, royal media coverage has focused on the birth of baby Archie Harrison, son of Prince Harry and Meghan, Duchess of Sussex. That means the British tabloids are taking a short break from their other favorite topic: the alleged feud between Prince Harry and his older brother Prince William. If the tabloids are
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