Most people will never run a marathon, let alone an ultramarathon — Charles Steele, assistant professor of economics, just ran his 63rd. Steele signed up to run his first Le Grizz 50-mile ultramarathon in 1983 because it “seemed like a good idea.” “I had never run a marathon before, so I was running a serious...
When TMZ published images of Liam Payne’s dead body Oct. 16, it denied his family the courtesy of being notified by the authorities of his death and violated their privacy — a line even the most invasive of fans wouldn’t cross. Readers should pressure TMZ to change by avoiding it. As a proud One Direction...
The tribalism of the presidential election forces celebrities to swear fealty to a faction or face the music. One A-lister who won’t fold is pop star Chappel Roan, outraging many fans who falsely equate her unwillingness to endorse a candidate with support for former president Donald J. Trump. Amidst the wave of recent left-wing celebrity...
Catherine Pakaluk is an associate professor of social research and economic thought at the Catholic University of America. Courtesy | Catherine Pakaluk The self-imposed obligations of family life could save American democracy by providing a safeguard against selfish individualism, said Catherine Pakaluk, author of a new book on college-educated women who have large families, in...
Catherine Pakaluk is an associate professor of social research and economic thought at the Catholic University of America. Courtesy | Catherine Pakaluk Catherine Pakaluk earned her Ph.D. in economics from Harvard University and now serves as an associate professor of social research and economic thought at the Busch School of Business at the Catholic University...