Culture

1 in 5 Lack Basic Literacy in These 3 States. Here’s Why That Matters.1
- Culture
- January 25, 2019
Adult illiteracy is one of the most overlooked socio-economic problems in America. Illiteracy can increase unemployment and poverty while lowering family stability and community flourishing. Here are five facts you should know about adult illiteracy in America: 1. Illiteracy is the inability to read or write. While complete illiteracy is relatively rare among native English speakers
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Marie Kondo is No Cure For Our Hyper-Consumer Culture 0
- Culture
- January 25, 2019
With all the commentary and meta-commentary about Japanese design consultant Marie Kondo’s new Netflix show, you could be forgiven for thinking there was something mystical about keeping a neat home. There’s nothing mystical about it, of course, though perhaps we should be thankful that we are among the first generations in human history affluent enough to spend
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Populist Rebellion: Then & Now 1
- Culture
- January 25, 2019
The motif of the era we are living through has emerged as one of rebellion against the establishment and the oligarchy that perpetuates it, Davos globalists and the deep state. It is evident everywhere — from Brexit to Trump to Italy to Brazil to the Yellow Vests. The larger question is whether some politically amorphous
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Physician Explains What’s Wrong with the APA’s Masculinity Guidelines 0
- Culture
- January 24, 2019
Family medical doctor and psychologist Leonard Sax has garnered a reputation for being a voice of common sense when it comes to matters of parenting. According to Sax, today’s children operate in a “culture of disrespect,” a culture which many parents have fostered by trying to be their child’s friend rather than parent. Dr. Sax’s
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Why Ginsburg Fought Discrimination ‘On the Basis of Sex,’ Not Gender Identity 0
- Culture
- January 24, 2019
Growing up with only sisters as siblings, we were raised to aspire to all that we were capable of—no “ifs,” “ands,” or “buts.” So, while Ruth Bader Ginsburg may not be my favorite Supreme Court justice in terms of her jurisprudence, I deeply admire how she proved that she is just as capable as any
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Why ‘Garbage People’ Deserve a Second Look 0
- Culture
- January 24, 2019
Recently I met a man who could serve as the billboard for “toxic masculinity.” It was mid-January, a Tuesday, and a deer had smashed into my Honda Accord on I-81 in Southwestern Virginia. That collision destroyed the passenger side of the car from the headlight to the door, heavily damaged the engine, and left the
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