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This past week, results from the U.S. Census Bureau showing that whites now account for less than half of all births made front-page news. Most of this demographic shift away from our nation’s Eurocentric heritage is being driven by Hispanics, whose median age is younger than that of whites and who tend to have more [...]
Following one of the worst mass shootings in history, the trial of Anders Breivik has understandably attracted much attention. With his neo-fascist fist salutes, claims to be part of a “Knights Templar” commando group, and occasional references to the video game “World of Warcraft,” Breivik comes across as both freakish and sad. But these bizarre [...]
I’m taking my 8-year-old son to see The Hunger Games. Granted, we’d already crossed the bridge into PG-13 movies with Clash of the Titans, so there was never much doubt. But I imagine many parents are grappling with the decision about whether to take their kids to see the long-awaited movie adaptation of the beloved [...]
By shooting his daughter’s laptop and posting the event on YouTube, Tommy Jordan has become a minor celebrity. His actions give catharsis to perennial adult frustration with teenagers. But watching the video I was struck not only by his own words but also those of his daughter (read aloud by Jordan) which, to me, reflected [...]
On Monday morning, police officers shot and killed an eighth-grader named Jaime Gonzalez, in Brownsville, Texas. Details are still emerging but Gonzalez reportedly punched another student before brandishing a carbon-dioxide powered .177-caliber pellet gun which looked like a real pistol. The police were called, and when Gonzalez ignored their commands to drop the weapon, two [...]
It’s the holiday season and that means that kids by the millions are asking Santa for the opportunity to blow away enemy soldiers and aliens on the Xbox or PlayStation. Should parents be worried about buying such gifts?
