ADULT BULLYING
I’ll admit, I’ve never really thought about bullying amongst adults. I hear “bullying” and I think about situations I witnessed and experienced during my childhood, or situations from when my kids were...
View ArticleAMERICANS APPROVE OF HUMAN TRIALS FOR THREE-PARENT BABIES
A couple weeks ago I read an article on CNN.com about how U.S. health officials are considering approving human trials of an in vitro fertilization technique that combines DNA from three people in...
View ArticleDESIGNER BABIES – WHAT AMERICANS THINK
Last week we talked about how the majority (57%) of Americans are in favor of human trials of an in vitro fertilization technique that combines DNA from three people in order to create embryos free of...
View ArticleProblem at the Checkout Counter: What Would You Do?
I recently went shopping for a few groceries that were part of a meal that I, along with my wife, would be serving later in the evening to about 20 homeless people who were living in an emergency...
View ArticlePrisoner Swaps…Good Idea or Bad Idea?
We traded five mid-to-high level prisoners associated with the Taliban – men considered dangerous to our national security – for Bowe Bergdahl. On the one hand, “leave no man behind”…right on. On the...
View ArticleWashington Redskins Name Change – Why The Double-Standard, America?
It’s rare that I’m shocked by survey results on topics of public opinion. But when we asked 1,500 Americans whether they feel that the NFL’s Washington Redskins should change their team name out of...
View ArticleCORPORAL PUNISHMENT & KIDS – WHAT’S APPROPRIATE THESE DAYS?
NFL running back Adrian Peterson is accused of disciplining his 4-year-old child by hitting him with a switch (a thin tree branch), which left open wounds. The public outcry has been loud. But I’ve...
View ArticleCORPORAL PUNISHMENT & KIDS – PART II
A couple weeks ago we wrote about the notable link we found between Americans’ own discipline experiences as children and what we feel is appropriate today. We also highlighted the interesting cultural...
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MONITORING YOUR KIDS – AT WHAT POINT DOES IT CROSS THE LINE?
My wife and I never really monitored our kids’ leisure activities all that closely – what they were doing online, what they were watching on TV, who they were texting, etc. – when they were growing up....
View ArticleA Nuclear Attack: Is It Likely In Our Lifetime?
Despite watching a ton of post-apocalyptic movies like the Mad Max series and The Day After, the idea of a nuclear attack is an abstract concept for someone like me who was too young to personally...
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