Culture

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
- Culture
- 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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What We Can Learn from Katy Perry’s Depression 0
- Culture
- July 27, 2018
Superstar Katy Perry’s 2017 album Witness sold “only” 180,000 copies the first week it went on sale. Expectations dashed, Perry fell into a depression. She explains her overwhelming disappointment, “I have bouts of situational depressions and my heart was broken last year because unknowingly, I put so much validity in the reaction of the public, and the
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My 25th Wedding Anniversary Is This Week. Here’s the Secret to a Happy Marriage.0
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- July 27, 2018
To commemorate my 25th wedding anniversary this week to my husband, Jesse, I asked readers on Facebook to share their own secrets to a long happy marriage. In short, the crowdsourced recipe for marital endurance includes faith, forgiveness, romance, kindness, selflessness, and a healthy dose of humor. A union built to last begins with a
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Want More Women in Technical Fields? Get the Government Out of the Way.0
- Culture
- July 26, 2018
A while back, a friend of mine was telling me how he had spent a fair amount of time doing some mechanical work on his car. Hearing this, I made a comment about how nice it was that he could pass this knowledge on to his sons. He smiled and said, “You know the funny
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The Separation of Church and State: It’s Biblical 0
- Culture
- July 26, 2018
When discussing the history of the West and exploring the ideas and philosophies that led up to the creation of the Magna Carta and the U.S constitution, eventually the religion of Christianity must be brought forward in the discussion. Why? Well, despite the many sins of Christians (and there are many), Christianity is the first major religion that, at its founding,
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