I was walking up the stairs the other day on my way back from class when it hit me.  No, I’m not talking about a million-dollar idea (although I wish I was). I’m talking about a friend of mine. We’ll call him Joe for journalistic purposes.  There are many things more awkward than running into someone you know on [...]

I have recently read two articles that explain the history and current status of the One-Child Policy and other birth control policies, one by Wang Feng and the other written for The New England Journal of Medicine.  These articles are very similar in terms of their presentation of the arguments as well as their evident [...]

Temper tantrum- “an emotional outburst, usually associated with children or those in emotional distress, that is typically characterized by stubbornness, crying, screaming, yelling, shrieking, defiance, angry ranting, a resistance to attempts at pacification and, in some cases, violence”, as defined by the always reputable Wikipedia. Whoa. It’s incredible the type of scene one toddler can make. I recall making a [...]

The act of having a child, while fascinating, is also morally ambiguous. First, one could argue that there are religious doctrine that command those who follow that doctrine to be fruitful and multiply. The problem with this argument is it lacks moral depth and relies more on command and doctrine. Second, one could also argue [...]