I feel VERY strongly about this because I know what it is like to be accused of things that are untrue. While my experience was in no way as traumatic as Caleb Warner, John Doe, Paul Nungesser, Brian Banks or the rest of the people caught up in this silly college campus nonsense, I understand…
Read moreThe Coddling of the American Mind
In the name of emotional well-being, college students are increasingly demanding protection from words and ideas they don’t like. Here’s why that’s disastrous for education—and mental health. By GREG LUKIANOFF AND JONATHAN HAIDT SEPTEMBER 2015 ISSUE of The Atlantic Something strange is happening at America’s colleges and universities. A movement is arising, undirected and driven largely…
Read moreThat Loving Feeling Takes a Lot of Work
In an article called “That Loving Feeling Takes A Lot Of Work, Jane E. Brody writes: When people fall in love and decide to marry, the expectation is nearly always that love and marriage and the happiness they bring will last; as the vows say, till death do us part. Only the most cynical among…
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