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Ideas: Breaking the Walled Garden of Childhood

Ideas: Breaking the Walled Garden of Childhood David D. Friedman writes: "One exception used to be the Society for Creative Anachronism, a historical recreation organization that I have been involved with for a very long time. I was taught to...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 19, 2018 12:53 PM

The Fragile Generation - Reason.com

The Fragile Generation - Reason.com Lenore Skenazy and Jonathan Haidt write: "In earlier generations, this would have seemed a bizarre and wildly overprotective upbringing. Society had certain age-related milestones that most people agreed on. Kids might be trusted to walk...

Posted by Michael Bates on January 19, 2018 10:10 AM

Sea-Monkeys and X-Ray Spex: Collecting the Bizarre Stuff Sold in the Back of Comic Books | Collectors Weekly

Sea-Monkeys and X-Ray Spex: Collecting the Bizarre Stuff Sold in the Back of Comic Books | Collectors Weekly A collector reveals the truth behind those alluring comic book ads. (Via Ace, who tells the story of his own childhood skepticism...

Posted by Michael Bates on October 9, 2015 6:24 PM

Childhood's End by Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal Summer 2008

Childhood's End by Theodore Dalrymple, City Journal Summer 2008 "A system of perverse incentives in a culture of undiscriminating materialism, where the main freedom is freedom from legal, financial, ethical, or social consequences, makes childhood in Britain a torment both...

Posted by Michael Bates on August 19, 2008 12:02 AM