Sunday Reads...

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An irregular round-up of interesting reads.  Most of these made me go "hmmmmm," none of them imply concurrence:

Quote of the Day:

“Human beings are born with different capacities; if they are free, they are not equal.  If they are equal, they are not free.” - Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn​

• An interesting read on what to teach children, here. 

• Only 56% of Americans read "a book" last year.  It doesn't take much to be a 1% of readers. 

• "Race," an anti-science concept. 

• Parenting advice from Arthur Brooks. 

• An advice round-up advice from "smart people."

• Ranking national parks.

• A retrospective of Rene Girard. 

• Clearly, “higher ed” courses need more moral-infused courses.  This is appalling: 35% of American elites (people with postgraduate degrees, earn 150k+ per year, and live in large cities) say they would rather cheat than lose an election compared with the same response amongst only 7% (still too high) regular voters.

• How to escape the digital “rat-race.”

• How colors impact a brand’s logo perception.

• In 2020 counties that voted for Trump were less likely to mobilize in support for him.

• Engaging with nature appears to reduce inflammation.

• Research suggests partisan corruption rampant amongst the federal grant process: