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...they had known before. Igo partitions the development of this statistical society into three steps covering a period of at least two decades. Robert and Helen Lynd’s 18-month stay in Muncie, Indiana and their subsequent publication of “Middletown,” fulfilled Americans?? “desire for summations of society, and for expert techniques to analyze it, [which] stemmed from a heightened sense of living in ‘modern times,’” according to Igo. “Middletown” became a best-seller...
...authors say that fact could explain the decreased infertility rate in women who consume regular dairy foods. Inversely, low-fat dairy foods were associated with a higher risk of infertility. According to the study, the issue is especially pressing because the “Dietary Guidelines for Americans?? suggests a daily intake of three servings of low-fat dairy products. The study argues that such a strategy “might be deleterious for women planning to become pregnant,” showing that women who consume two or more low-fat diary products per day were over...
...Kurita’s assault. For “Doug MacArthur’s navy,” as the fledgling fleet was called, fighting was fierce—and, in many cases, fatal. Perhaps old soldiers never die, but young ones did in droves. In total, 473 Americans??along with more than 12,000 Japanese—perished in the battle...
Giuliani succeeds as a model conservative in ways that make sense to most Americans??he is fiscally responsible and socially liberal. More importantly, Giuliani recognizes that legislating a defense of marriage is both unconstitutional and superfluous. Giuliani recognizes the sanctity of a woman’s right to choose, although his Roman Catholic background might dictate otherwise...
...1950s, American children watched TV shows that depicted “the Injuns” as warrior peoples). If cultural progressivism is about creating inclusive communities where everyone has adequate opportunities to mold his image for himself—and especially historically marginalized peoples, like Native Americans and African Americans??then acknowledging and respecting the wishes of Native American leaders and communities to change sports mascots they do not view as positive symbols of their communities seems like the least we can do to create a more progressive society where more people have a seat at the table...