Culture

The Forgotten Family Ritual That Bonds Parents and Children 0
- Culture
- May 23, 2019
A friend of mine told me how as a child she informed her neighborhood playmate one evening that she had to go home. It was time for dinner. Her playmate gave her a confused look. “Don’t you eat dinner with your family?” my friend asked her. “No, we never do that,” came the answer. Unfortunately,
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Six Stats That Show Americans Are Drowning in Stuff They Don’t Need 0
- Culture
- May 23, 2019
The other day I discovered a YouTube channel, Wild We Roam. It depicts a couple who lives a very simple but vibrant life in a van in Europe. They have an incredible video (see below) showing how they converted a Mercedes van from 1980 into a home! When I saw this video, the first thing
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What Amazon’s Documentary ‘Lorena’ Teaches About American Society 0
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- May 23, 2019
Over the past several years, America has been deluged with documentaries, movies, and limited series revisiting the great media frenzies of the 1990s (OJ Simpson, Waco, Tonya Harding, etc). These shows are entertaining, but they also play a more significant role. This is the way Americans are learning history now. I watched the Paramount Networks’
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Treat Others the Way Chick-fil-A Treats You 2
- Culture
- May 22, 2019
I sit down on a plush, blue-grey booth seat and admire the freshly cut daisies on the table in front of me. It’s a rainy day in Fort Wayne, Indiana, so the warmth of the spicy crispy chicken sandwich I prepare to sink my teeth into enlivens me. Unthinkingly, I tune in to a conversation
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Late Bloomers and the Benefits of Delayed Success 0
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- May 22, 2019
At a dinner party several years ago, a woman and I chatted about education and parenthood. I had just met her and when I told her about our unschooling approach to education that prioritizes self-directed learning, she was visibly perplexed. “Don’t you worry about outcomes?” she asked. Yes, I replied. I want my children to
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Remembering the Original Meaning of the American Dream 0
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- May 22, 2019
In the 1999 film Fight Club, Tyler Durden addresses what he sees as the problem with the American Dream. “We’ve all been raised on television to believe that one day we’d all be millionaires and movie gods and rock stars,” he says. “But we won’t. And we’re slowly learning that fact. And we’re very, very pissed
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