Katherine Baker (IIT): The Problem with Unpaid Work. From The Boston Globe Magazine, The Daddy Track: As society acknowledges that men can be great parents, the number of single fathers is on the rise. So what is life like for men juggling career, family, and home? A lot like life for single moms; doctors, dietitians, school districts, and "sanctimommies" all have opinions about what you should feed your kids. So, what should you feed them?; "our kids are over-scheduled!" is a major worry and rallying cry for parents today. But is it really just a suburban legend?; and how did mothering get hip?
From The New York Observer, The New Victorians: They fall in love, dear reader, buy strollers, hire cooks—Heath, Michelle, Liv, Nicole join prissy New Bourgeoisie! "We’ve leaped to our parents’ level of success right away". Why Dutch Kids are Happier Than Yours: A progressive educational system and a family-friendly social system helps the Netherlands top a UNICEF survey on the well-being of children. A review of The Dangerous Book for Boys by Conn Iggulden and Hal Iggulden. Blame it on Mr. Rogers: Why young adults feel so entitled. When she heard that a Newcastle councillor had recommended a family of ginger children dye their hair to avoid bullying, Louise Crowe decided enough was enough. Here, she reveals why the time is right for a redhead revolution.
Field Guide to the Materialist: She's Gotta Have It: We're all bombarded by ads and surrounded by stores, but for some people, stuff reigns and to shop is to be. Communities in Crisis: A look at how sprawl is ruining our lives. A review of The Age of Abundance How Prosperity Transformed America's Politics and Culture by Brink Lindsey. A review of Americans in Waiting: The Lost Story of Immigration and Citizenship in the United States by Hiroshi Motomura. A More Perfect Union: It's time we let legal immigrants vote in local elections. Doing so could save us from becoming like France! The borders of liberalism: Xenophobia is an illiberal response to immigration from the right, but multiculturalism represents much the same thing from the left.
