A new study shows that disproportionate imprisonment rates faced by people of color exacerbate race-based inequalities in educational attainment.
Source: How Mass Incarceration Contributes to the Achievement Gap
My Comments: Really depressing report. Hello God…where are you?
Raising a family is the most important duty a man has. Without children the state has no future, and if those children are not brought up properly then that future is bleak. When there is so much at stake it is vital to get it right, and in this article I will explain how to make sure your family is a source of great pride to you…
Source: Lessons in family management from a Roman of noble birth
My Comments: Might be a bit strange or even course for some, but I like the prescriptive nature of this piece. Also, remember it was from another time.
Existentialists encourage their readers to take full responsibility for the course of their lives, and also to venture beyond one’s self-imposed limits. This is what Nietzsche means when he commands us to ‘give birth to a dancing star’…
Source: What the childless fathers of existentialism teach real dads
My Comments: Really good piece on approaching parenting as a dad – existentialism is way to really probe innerself.
There’s no emotion we ought to think harder and more clearly about than anger. Anger greets most of us every day – in our personal relationships, in the workplace, on the highway, on airline trips – and, often, in our political lives as well. Anger is both poisonous and popular.
Source: There’s no emotion we ought to think harder about than anger.
My Comments: Excellent essay…
The appetite for debt is now back in a furious way. Total household debt was up $63 billion last quarter driven largely by auto loans. Auto loans increased by $32 billion and the amount of auto debt outstanding is stunning. There is now a total of $1.14 trillion in auto loans floating in our
Source: Welcome back debt! Total household debt rose by $63 billion
My Comments: Good read…auto and college loans kicking ass. Don’t buy what yo a* can’t afford.
