This week, the rest of the country watched in horror at the situation unfolding throughout Texas. Extreme weather conditions resulted not only in unusual amounts of snowfall, but exceedingly cold temperatures close to zero degrees Fahrenheit -which nearly brought down the entire state electrical grid. Pipes froze and burst, families were forced to
The holiday spirit is different this year. We can't gather in groups. We can't travel to visit loved ones. We can't host get-togethers of any kind. That's not all that's different this year. We're in month 9 of COVID-19 based restrictions. We've all mastered Zoom and learned what can (and can't) be
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Last week, the Wall Street Journal published an op-ed piece demeaning First Lady-elect Jill Biden for using the title Doctor.Â
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Dr. Biden rightly earned a PhD in education from the University of Delaware of that, there is no disagreement. The writer argues that because she doesn t have a medical degree, it is improper for Jill Biden to use this honorific.
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There are currently over 3 million PhDs in the US. It s highly unlikely most of them are told they shouldn t be using the title they worked hard to obtain.Â
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The tone of the article implies that the writer is particularly upset because Dr Biden is a woman (in fact, at one point he even refers to her demeaningly as kiddo). He s very much out of date. Over the last several years, American universities have minted more women than men as PhDs.Â
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