Twentieth in an ongoing series JERUSALEM — As much as I love working and writing from home during the day, there is one negative: The children next door. No, I don’t hate kids. Let me explain. Israel is a small, dense country. As a result, most people live extremely close to each other. The picture at […]
Entries Tagged as 'Education'
Letter from Israel: Theories of Poverty in America and Israel
September 1st, 2010 · 16 Comments · Business, Culture, Economics, Education, Globalization, Immigration, Israel, Judaism, Letters from Israel, Personal, Politics, Religion, The Middle East
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Improving Journalism Worldwide Despite Political Bias
August 31st, 2010 · No Comments · Boston, Business, Culture, Education, Journalism, Marketing, Massachusetts, Personal, Politics, The Boston Globe
BOSTON — When I was an editorial assistant at the Boston Globe while in college in the summer and fall of 2000, the newspaper went through a major redesign. The “Metro” section was renamed “City & Region” (to improve branding in suburban areas). The newsprint, font, and type size were changed (to make the print […]
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Barack “Hussein” Obama, Birthplace, and Globalization
August 22nd, 2010 · No Comments · Conservative Pundits, Culture, Economics, Education, Egypt, Europe, Globalization, Immigration, Israel, Judaism, Personal, Politics, Religion, The Middle East
JERUSALEM — David P. Goldman, a.k.a. Spengler, argues that the “debate” whether Barack Obama is a Christian or Muslim misses the real point: Today’s Google News leads with a new poll showing that 18% of Americans think that Barack Hussein Obama is a Muslim. Only 34% of Americans think he is a Christian, down from… […]
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Why Men and Women Cheat and Online-Dating Websites
August 17th, 2010 · 1 Comment · Culture, Dating, Economics, Education, Feminism, Politics
A new study validates common sense: Men are more likely to cheat when they earn less than their wives, and women who are financially dependent on their husbands are less likely to cheat as well. As I wrote in a prior essay, men have an inherent need to feel like providers, and they prefer that role. […]
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Financial Help and the Myth of Higher Education
August 15th, 2010 · 4 Comments · Business, Economics, Education, Finance, Politics
Everyone, say it with me: “College degree” is not synonymous with “education.” But U.S. President Barack Obama is perpetuating the lie that proclaims otherwise: Saying that the country’s long-term economic recovery depends on a wholesale improvement in education, President Obama on Monday pledged his administration’s best efforts toward increasing the number of college graduates. In […]
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Changing Accents and World Politics
August 12th, 2010 · 3 Comments · Culture, Education, Egypt, Europe, Globalization, Islam, Israel, Personal, Politics, The Middle East
JERUSALEM — In an era of globalization, has your accent changed when you speak English (or any other language)? It may be likely: American researchers have found human brains imitate the speech patterns of other people, even complete strangers, without meaning to. Their findings, reported in the journal Attention, Perception and Psychophysics, concluded this happens when […]
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Bad College Degrees
August 12th, 2010 · No Comments · Economics, Education, Finance, Politics
What are the worst-paying college degrees? See here. Think hard before you shell out five– or six-figures for a piece of paper that will not give a good return on the investment… Continue reading
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“Hey Baby” and Anti-Male Violence">“Hey Baby” and Anti-Male Violence
June 19th, 2010 · 5 Comments · Britain, Business, Conservative Pundits, Culture, Dating, Economics, Education, Europe, Feminism, Israel, Media, Personal, Politics, Sex, The Middle East
Modern, angry women now have an outlet of their own through a violent, anti-male video game that promotes the misandry that has become so prevalent in modern, Western culture: Ever had one of those seemingly endless days? All you want to do is to get home… You’re the last one out of the office. Its […]
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