Her mother taught her “the meaning of hard work and humility and decency" and was "the woman who set my moral compass high.” Obama then said she and Harris’ mother Shyamala Gopalan Harris had a shared set of values. “Kamala Harris and I built our lives on those same f...
Among other things, this was the starting point for addressing the question of gender representation in my research field and specifically also in different communities. To be clear, gender distribution does not have to affect how much one feels at home in a particular community. But it is a ...
Additionally, the electors of the Electoral College havesome room for maneuverto cast votes for whomever they want, meaning a “faithless elector” could refuse to cast their vote for the ticket they were expected to support. For instance, in 2016, five Democratic electors and two ...
Last year, the number of both public- and private-sector U.S. workers belonging to unions actually grew by 273,000, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics. But the U.S. workforce grew at an even faster rate, meaning the percentage of those belonging to unions fe...
Mishka, Russian name meaning “little bear” or “gift from God”; in Hindi it means “gift of love”; in Arabic it means “niche for light,” He’s been with me now for a few weeks. He has brightened my life considerably, and of course the lurking anxiety has gone away. I truly...
There’s quite a bit of hubbub this morning about a Supreme Court decision, Sackett v. EPA. The decision is being castigated as “gutting the Clean Water Act” or praised as “a victory for liberty”, depending. Here’s the editors’ of the Wall Street J
We’ve been replaying our 2022 series called “Freakonomics Radio Goes Back to School,” which is about the economics of higher education. I hope you’ve enjoyed it so far. This is the final episode of that series; it’s called “What Is the Future of College — and Does It Have ...
What does infelicitous mean in English? :not felicitous: such as. a : not appropriate or well-timed an infelicitous remark. b : awkward, unfortunate an infelicitous moment. What is the meaning of the word INDECOROUS?
society as good science. As the lateRabbi Lord Jonathan Sacksoften observed, science is the search for explanation while religion is the search for meaning — and the world needs both. (Sack's brilliant 2011 book, "The Great Partnership," develops this theme with great wisdom and eloquence.)...
“God who is there,” the Sovereign Creator of the Universe who not only made each of us but who gave us a desire for purpose and meaning, then told us he is the foundation and center of this purpose and meaning. Reject him and you end up with no hope, just delusional, psychotic ...