Culture

4 Reasons More Young People Should Consider Buying Starter Homes 1
- Culture
- September 27, 2018
Discussing what millennials are or aren’t doing in the real estate market is almost a cliché at this point. Nonetheless, interpreting homebuying trends is a vital component of understanding economic success. Whether you live in the United States or Australia—where the issue is equally prevalent—young people are either uninterested in homeownership or unable to afford
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Why Chesterton Would Classify Many Modern Individuals as ‘Half-Witted’0
- Culture
- September 26, 2018
Not all that long ago something called zero population growth was all the rage. But no more. The great fear was a worldwide population explosion. But no more. Certainly not in the western industrialized world. And not even in a rapidly urbanizing Muslim world. G. K. Chesterton was many things, but he was not a
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Why We Hyperparent, Helicopter, and Heavily Manage Our Children 0
- Culture
- September 26, 2018
It’s official: American kids are wimps. As the post-Millennial generation starts to leave the nest, growing numbers of professors and employers are noticing something that therapists have been discussing for awhile: this generation is far too fragile. They’re terrified of failure. They can’t take a joke. They want trigger warnings and safe spaces to protect them from scary ideas. Admittedly, there are
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Calling the Education System ‘Progressive’ is a Lie. Here’s Why.0
- Culture
- September 25, 2018
A correspondent friend of mine from France recently lamented the changes in her country’s educational system and the falling test scores of French students. She then casually added, “I wish we would go back to the way we were taught in the 50s and 60s.” Her comment hit me like a bombshell. I was in
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#MeToo Falls to Tribalism 0
- Culture
- September 25, 2018
Even in the glory days of #MeToo, I had my reservations. But one aspect of the movement gave me hope: it seemed refreshingly nonpartisan. Democrats John Conyers and Al Franken toppled alongside Republicans Trent Franks and Blake Farenthold. If there was to be a witch hunt, better that it seek out all the witches, not
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How a Man Landed on a List of Top Female Executives 1
- Culture
- September 25, 2018
A man has been named as one of the top 100 women in business by the UK’s Financial Times and HERoes Champions of Women in Business list. Pips Bunce, who comes in at number 32, is Director / head of global markets core engineering strategic programs for Credit Suisse. No, Pips is not a trans woman, and
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