Family

Our Civilizational Crisis Is Really a Crisis in Parenting 2
- Family, Culture, Entertainment
- September 12, 2022
“It’s tough to be alive now. I think societal collapse is in the air, it smells like it, and without being pretentious, I hope that’s why these movies matter because that’s the role of the artist is to shine a light on what’s going on.” That’s Timothée Chalamet, an up-and-coming American actor musing on Bones & All, the latest
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Young People Are Depressed…Who Can Blame Them?3
- Culture, Family, Politics, Uncategorized
- September 8, 2022
Last year a Harvard Youth Poll found 51 percent of Americans ages 18-29 had felt depressed, down, or hopeless at times in the two weeks before responding to the survey. While adults might respond in similar numbers—feeling “down” covers a lot of territory—let’s take the poll at face value and assume that teens and twenty-somethings
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Once Upon a Time the Government Encouraged Real Men 12
- Culture, Entertainment, Family, History, Uncategorized
- September 7, 2022
The last week of summer found me on Minnesota’s North Shore, enjoying the waves of Lake Superior, and the woods and rocky cliffs that surround the world’s largest body of fresh water. But these natural beauties weren’t the only thing that caught my eye. As I made my way back home, I stopped at a
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CNN Medical Analyst Says Masking Stunted Her Toddler’s Language Development 1
- Education, Family, Politics, Science
- September 7, 2022
During the 1960s, the phrase “the personal is political” became a rallying cry for second-wave feminists challenging the social framework that existed at the time. There was an unhealthy collectivist undercurrent to this idea—“There are no personal solutions at this time,” wrote Women’s Liberation Movement member Carol Hanisch in an essay on the topic, “There
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The Secret Curriculum 12
- Education, Culture, Family, Politics
- September 7, 2022
School is starting, but don’t count on getting answers about what your child is being taught. School administrators commonly lie or give parents the runaround. That explains the fireworks over Jeremy Boland, a Greenwich, Connecticut, elementary school assistant principal, bragging about how the school pushes kids to think in a “progressive” way that he hopes
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Three Reasons Why Mandating Kindergarten Is a Bad Idea 3
- Education, Family, Politics
- September 6, 2022
This back-to-school season, many parents are eager to drop-off their kindergarteners to begin the 13-year journey toward high school graduation. It can be a joyful time, full of anticipation and excitement. But just because something may be desirable for many families doesn’t mean it should be mandatory for all. California is the latest state to
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