Culture

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,
READ MORE
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
READ MORE
Public Schools Aren’t Taking Security Seriously 0
- Culture
- May 9, 2019
Public high schools still aren’t taking school security seriously. Last month, hundreds of thousands of students in the Denver area stayed home from school when a woman in Florida suggested online that she was “obsessed” with the Columbine shootings. The woman, named Sol Pais, disappeared from her home near Miami in mid-April. Soon after, her
READ MORE

Dumbfounded by American Socialism 0
- Culture
- May 9, 2019
In some regards — no, in many regards — I am a knucklehead. Talk to me of stocks and bonds, of escrow and amortization, and a curtain descends. Speak to me at a party of the philosophy of Ludwig Wittgenstein, the music of Philip Glass, and most of today’s Hollywood celebrities, and I will listen
READ MORE
Struggling to Find That ‘Greatest Generation’ Sequel 0
- Culture
- May 8, 2019
Here’s some interesting and revealing news: “To Stand Out, the Army Picks a New Uniform With a World War II Look.” That was a headline in The New York Times on May 5, and it speaks to the fact that World War II, more and more, is the historical and civic touchstone of American life. The Army uniform in
READ MORE
Most of America’s Rural Areas are Doomed to Decline 0
- Culture
- May 7, 2019
Since the Great Recession, most of the nation’s rural counties have struggled to recover lost jobs and retain their people. The story is markedly different in the nation’s largest urban communities. I’m writing from Iowa, where every four years presidential hopefuls swoop in to test how voters might respond to their various ideas for fixing
READ MORE