Culture

How America Let the Culture of Disrespect Get Out of Hand 0
- Culture
- January 11, 2019
By now, you have likely seen the California McDonald’s fight that is making its way around the internet. As Yahoo explains, the fight began when a young mother asked several teens to leave the McDonald’s play area where her two young children were playing. The teens did not take kindly to this request, challenging the mother
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The Immigrants Challenging Europe’s Code of Silence on Islam 0
- Culture
- January 11, 2019
Over the holidays, two developments in Europe’s immigration and multiculturalism battle stood out particularly. First to France, where there occurred what might be dubbed the Zineb El Rhazoui affair. El Rhazoui, 36, is a French-Moroccan journalist and a former reporter for Charlie Hebdo. Born in Casablanca, she came to Paris for college. She’s engaged in both France and Morocco
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Mistakes People Make When They Are Fired 0
- Culture
- January 11, 2019
The labor contract in a market economy should be based on mutual benefit. The freedom to quit and the freedom to fire are the mechanisms that keep that exchange relationship working. Getting fired is not always a tragedy. Ideally, we live and learn and move on. Moreover, it’s not always about incompetence. I’ve never known a productive,
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The Ironies of Illegal Immigration 0
- Culture
- January 10, 2019
Estimates suggest that there are 11 million to 13 million Mexican citizens currently living in the United States illegally. Millions more emigrated previously and are now U.S. citizens. A recent poll revealed that one-third of Mexicans (34 percent) would like to emigrate to the United States. With Mexico having a population of about 130 million,
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The Profession that Dare Not Speak Its Name 1
- Culture
- January 10, 2019
Hello, my name is Emma and I’m a stay-at-home mother. Or…no…wait! I’m a work-at-home mother. Actually, it might be more accurate to say that I’m the chief executive officer of my home. Whenever I try to tell people what I do with my life, I get tangled in semantic knots. There is always someone around
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How Fantasy Helps Us Appreciate the Past 0
- Culture
- January 10, 2019
The Lord of the Rings. Star Wars. Harry Potter. These beloved fantasies, despite their differences in tone and setting, all have one thing in common. In each case, the great battle has already been fought. Aragorn’s quest to reclaim the throne of Gondor and help Frodo destroy the One Ring is the continuation and final
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