From occupy to winning! to Tebowing, our language mirrored our mood
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Americans Are More Generous Than We Think
When the going gets tough, our country’s charitable nature still shines through
LEGO for Girls: Have They Stooped to Stereotype?
After years of catering to boys, the famous Danish toymaker is now trying to court the other 50% of the world’s children
The Better-Bake-Sale Battle
Do you go store-bought or homemade? And other questions of deep import
If I Were a Middle Class White Guy Writing About Being a Poor Black Kid
A response to Gene Marks’s “If I Were A Poor Black Kid” in Forbes
Divorce Is No Longer a Dealbreaker
The Fidelity Test is dead, and Newt Gingrich has killed it. Why this is good news
The Hidden Shame of Overgiving
Why do women downplay or hide their sacrifices for others?
How to Create a Family
If you can’t be with the ones you love for the holidays, love the ones you’re with
Father Knows, Well, Not Best
What George Clooney’s portrayal of a struggling dad in The Descendants says about modern fatherhood
Was Jared Loughner In Control of His Actions?
Just because our physical brain is at the mercy of a myriad of networks doesn’t mean we’re absolved of personal responsibility
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The Harsh Bigotry of Twilight-Haters
Why is it that female fantasy is so derided and feared?
Family and Work Issues — Deferred Yet Again
First it was the war on terrorism, now it’s the economy. What will it take to move into the modern age?