Clay Routledge
Prof, writer, scientist, consultant/ studies why meaning matters and how people find it/ fitness & garage dojo enthusiast/Contributor @NRO @nytopinion @sciam
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Laura Bush: Separating children from their parents at the border ‘breaks my heart’
The zero-tolerance immigration policy is cruel and immoral, the former first lady writes.
The Dangers of Distracted Parenting
When it comes to children’s development, parents should worry less about kids’ screen time—and more about their own.
Clay Routledge
"This is the worst possible model of parenting—we are always present physically, thereby blocking kids’ autonomy, yet only fitfully present emotionally."
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These Harvard kids got the lesson of their life in the Heartland
On a blustery afternoon in April, I filed into a van along with 10 students from Harvard. We had just spent the last two days in Chicopee, Mass., where we had chatted with the police chief and his …
Happy Father’s Day, Dad. Boy, did you matter.
Even as a child, I knew what’s special about fathers: There is only one of them, and they love you.
This Father’s Day, More Than a Quarter of Kids Have Absentee Fathers
We need to tackle both rising incarceration and declining marriage.
Clay Routledge
"Today, more than one in four children in the United States live apart from their dads, in no small part owing to declining marriage, rising nonmarital childbearing, more divorce, and increasing rates of incarceration."
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Crunchy Cons
EDITOR’S NOTE:This appeared in the September 30, 2002, issue of National Review. One day this summer, I told a colleague I had to leave early to pick up my weekly fresh vegetables from the organic …
Clay Routledge
Older piece by @roddreher but perhaps more relevant than ever. Was thinking about it because my dad died 3 years ago and tomorrow is Father's Day. In many ways, he was a crunchy con long before this was a thing.
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The Dangers Of Online Conmunity
All across the internet are virtual communities that are rather cultish in their approach
Estimating the Reproducibility of Experimental Philosophy
Responding to recent concerns about the reliability of the published literature in psychology and other disciplines, we formed the X-Phi Replicability Project (XRP) to estimate the reproducibility of...
Looking Back: Reflecting On The Past To Understand The Present
So often we get stuck in the past, rehashing what we should have done, and what we no longer have. But researchers say our obsession with the past can tell us something important about our future.
Clay Routledge
If you are interested in how complex emotions about the past like regret and nostalgia influence our lives, check out this new NPR Hidden Brain episode. I'm the guest in the second half.
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My Wife Said You May Want to Marry Me
She encouraged her husband to find new love after she was gone. A year later, he reflects on what her generosity has meant to him.
Economic success for black men in America
Join AEI as Drs. Wilcox, Wang, and Mincy present this research, followed by a panel discussion of leading voices on race and mobility in America.
Five Myths About Fathers and Family
With Father’s Day almost upon us, expect a host of media stories on men and family life. Some will do a good job of capturing the changes and continuities associated with fatherhood in contemporary America. But other reporters and writers will...
Clay Routledge
Journalists and academics often talk about family life based on their own experiences or desires, but this doesn't represent the reality of the broader social world. Watch for these 5 myths.
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Silicon Valley Is Over, Says Silicon Valley
About a dozen venture capitalists recently took a bus tour through the Midwest, and a funny thing happened: They caught the heartland bug.
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Cost of living, a leftist echo chamber, and better innovation elsewhere are inspiring tech investors to look outside of Silicon Valley to places like the Midwest.
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University of Chicago eliminates SAT/ACT requirement
The University of Chicago will no longer require ACT or SAT scores from U.S. students.
Japan lowers its age of adulthood to 18
The Japanese government enacted a bill Wednesday lowering the age of adulthood from 20 to 18, but teenagers beware: the legal age of drinking will stay fixed at 20.
Clay Routledge
Japan, a nation with an aging and shrinking population, lowers the age of adulthood from 20 to 18.
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YAF Memo: Advising Our Students About TPUSA
The following is the text of a memo which was designed for internal ...
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Clay Routledge
"The long-term damage TPUSA could inflict on conservative students and the Conservative Movement can no longer be ignored."
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A Growing Cult of Millennials Is Obsessed With Early Retirement. This 72-Year-Old Is Their Unlikely Inspiration
Vicki Robin literally wrote the book on retiring happy.
Clay Routledge
Fascinating read. These are the more extreme cases but there are some good lessons in here about what makes life meaningful. Many people would love more time to focus on family, friends, and helping their community.
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How Fear Works: Amazon.co.uk: Frank Furedi: 9781472947727: Books
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The Age Gap in Religion Around the World
Young adults tend to be less religious than their elders by several measures; the opposite is rarely true. This pattern holds true across many countries that have different religious, economic and social profiles.
What’s Behind the Decline in Women Working?
Latino immigration has increased the number of stay at home wives.