Culture

The 2nd Amendment Empowers Women More than Lapel Pins 0
- Culture
- March 19, 2018
The 90th annual Oscars were held last week, and as usual, the ceremony served as the perfect opportunity for Hollywood’s most elite to get together and stroke fragile egos. Given the recent explosion of sexual assault allegations as a result of the #MeToo movement, it was no surprise that much of this year’s Oscars virtue
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I Was a Student of Stephen Hawking’s – Here’s What He Taught Me 0
- Culture
- March 19, 2018
Like many students of my generation, Stephen Hawking had already had enormous influence on me long before we ever met. When I was hesitating about my A-level choices, it was his book A Brief History of Time that convinced me to continue with physical sciences. In 1994, Hawking and mathematical physicist Roger Penrose gave a
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Socialists and Capitalists Alike See No Need to Protect the Traditional Family, Chesterton Argued 0
- Culture
- March 19, 2018
As we search for common ground in our increasingly divided country, we might be well advised to turn to G. K. Chesterton. The common ground for Chesterton’s treasured common man was property. For Chesterton, a good society was one in which property was widely distributed. Achieving that always elusive goal was the reason that Chesterton
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Why Teens Rarely Babysit Anymore 0
- Culture
- March 19, 2018
I was out for a walk a while back when I stopped to chat with a neighbor. Neither of us knew each other very well, having only had a few conversations on subjects such as the weather, the overbearing city council, and her cute, grade-school-age twin boys. It was likely because of this slight acquaintance
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The Gender Pay Gap is Real … but it Has Little to Do With Gender Discrimination 0
- Culture
- March 16, 2018
On occasion of International Women’s Day, millions of people marched on the streets of dozens of cities around the world to vindicate women’s rights and denounce gender-based violence and discrimination in all its forms. In Spain, demonstrations were accompanied by a general strike that, according to labor unions, was followed by 5.3 million women. One
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10 Things to Know About the Real St. Patrick 0
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- March 16, 2018
On March 17, people around the world will celebrate St. Patrick’s Day by parading in green hats, sporting images of shamrocks and leprechauns – tiny, grinning, fairy men – pinned to their lapels. Patrick’s picture will adorn greeting cards: an aged, bearded bishop in flowing robes, grasping a bishop’s staff and glaring at a coil
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