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This essay is adapted from Melinda Wenner Moyer’s newsletter “Is My Kid the Asshole?” Subscribe here. The other day, a friend told me about Arthur C. Brooks’ new essay in the Atlantic, “The One Great Thing You Can Do for Your Children.” Brooks is a Harvard University social scientist, Atlantic columnist, former president of the American Enterprise Institute, and author of 13 books, including co-authored with Oprah Winfrey. Brooks makes many points in his essay that I support. It’s similar to the claim that “the really important parenting techniques are warmth and affection,” or the claim that “you’re going to…

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gloomy Deep thoughts on modern family life by Kathryn Jether-Morton. Illustration: Hannah Bachmann This article originally appeared in Brooding, a subscriber-only newsletter about modern family life. Sign up here. We have a remote property in Vermont about 500 meters from the Canadian border. Our neighbors have installed wildlife cameras along their property lines to monitor human traffic, meaning illegal immigrants. A CBPS helicopter patrols regularly overhead. The other day my kids were playing with a friend on the side of the driveway where one of these cameras was mounted, and one of the kids was forced to mime a sex…

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Dr. George D. LundbergLooking back, I first encountered seborrheic keratosis (SK) in 1956 as a medical student. I was on my dermatology rotation when my dad came to visit. He was concerned about a recent 1 cm diameter, irregular, raised, scaly, darkly pigmented skin tumor on his chest. I took him to a dermatology professor, who diagnosed SK, said it was benign, and successfully removed it with shaving surgery. There was no Medicare back then, and my father, who was self-employed, was uninsured. Many doctors used to exhibit “professional decorum,” but this dermatologist did not. The bill arrived by mail.SK…

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The content below may contain affiliate links. If you click a link and make a purchase, we receive a commission. This blog post was originally published on February 8, 2018. Valentine’s Day is just a few weeks away, and kids are so excited to give this year’s Valentine’s Day gifts to their classmates. We love DIY time in our house, and these heart crayons were a big hit a few years ago. The best news is that it’s super easy to make, inexpensive, practical, and even kids can help make it. I’ve been getting a lot of questions lately about…

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To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…

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To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…

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To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…

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To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…

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To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…

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To understand the new politics stance and other pro nationals of recent times, we should look to Silicon Valley and the quantified movement of the latest generation. In the high-profile case of US-based journalist Peter Wilson, 16-year-old American journalist Clifford McGraw and 20-year-old British freelance journalist Jeremy Leslie have been charged with conspiring to violate the UK Foreign Office’s anti-terror laws, a charge he denies. On Monday, UK attorney Andy McDonald revealed that he had spoken. “Few worry about catching Covid anymore, as it’s just a matter of time before they do,” says Tea, a teacher at a school for…

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