Culture

How Generation Z Became America’s Most Intolerant Generation 2
- Culture
- July 30, 2018
The post-millennials have arrived. As the oldest millennials turn 37, demographers have designated a new generation for those born after 1996, Generation Z. The oldest members of this cohort just graduated from college and had their first (legal) alcoholic beverages. As they wind their way through college, post-millennials will change higher education, just as previous generations
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The Antidote to Our Toxic Discourse Is Not Political ‘Correctness’—It’s Civility and Reason 0
- Culture
- July 30, 2018
Sticks and stones may break my bones, But words will never hurt me. We’ve all heard that childhood verse, but even a five-year-old puts the boot to that second line. Our words have power. They can wound or mend; they can separate or reconcile; they can cast others into the depths of hell or lift
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5 Ways My Life Fell Apart When My Smartphone Broke 0
- Culture
- July 27, 2018
You never realize how much you take something for granted until you lose it. I had a rude awakening to this truth when my smartphone decided to go on the blink a few days ago. 1. I was an hour late to work Unaware of the looming fate of my phone, I plugged it into
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3 Things You Need to be Friends with People You Disagree With 0
- Culture
- July 27, 2018
I spent the past weekend relaxing with old friends. While it was a busy weekend, we had plenty of time to catch up. Over the course of the weekend, we discovered how much we have changed in just a few years. We live very different lives and hold very different—I would even say opposing—views on
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How Ideological Polarization Harms Society 0
- Culture
- July 27, 2018
I recently overhead a friend of mine disgustedly muttering at his phone. Contrary to what one might think, his disgust was not over problems with his hand-held device; instead, it was over a notification he had just received from Reddit. The notification explained that he had been banned from the board entitled “Black Lives Matter.”
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A Code of Manhood for a Generation Suffering a ‘Masculinity Crisis’0
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- July 27, 2018
In June the Aspen Institute and The Atlantic co-hosted an event that discussed the “masculinity crisis” many young men are experiencing in America and Europe. While there was much disagreement as to what is the root cause of this crisis is and how it can best be addressed, the panelists agreed on one thing: a crisis of
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