Why Facebook Wants You to Be Happy
People see Facebook as a neutral platform, which they can use to have conversations. But in reality, it’s a company,…
Gracy Olmstead
August 21, 2014
Unschooling: the Future of Education?
Ben Hewitt doesn’t send his boys to school—he doesn’t even own a curriculum. He’s an “unschooling” parent. Though the…
Gracy Olmstead
August 19, 2014
In Ferguson, Peace and Order First
“America is on trial,” said Rev. Al Sharpton from the pulpit of Greater St. Mark’s Family Church in Ferguson,…
Patrick Buchanan
August 19, 2014
Why Does Beauty Matter?
The beautiful will save us, but it must capture us to do so.
Gracy Olmstead
August 16, 2014
Wi-Fi Invades the Wilderness
Jason Mark’s article for The Atlantic, “Wifi in the Woods,” points to an alarming trend: Wi-Fi connectivity brought into…
Sarah Albers
August 14, 2014
Place and the Politics of Slacktivism
Americans have come to stand at quite a distance from their government. The interests of government, as well as…
Sarah Albers
August 12, 2014
The Tocquevillian Farmer’s Market
Civil society can be rebuilt around food, and family, and friends.
Gracy Olmstead
August 9, 2014
Punk Rock and Poultry With a Kick
Johnny Rotten would probably be horrified to be grouped with the likes of today’s foodie counterculture—and, true to character,…
Sarah Albers
August 8, 2014
Can Equations Predict Happiness?
Want to be happy? There’s an equation for that, according to British neuroscientists. In a study just published in…
Gracy Olmstead
August 7, 2014
Google Tries to Conquer the Typography of a Non-English Internet
The Internet is no longer in English, even if the coding on its back end still largely is. That’s what…
Catherine Addington
August 7, 2014