Remember ‘go outside and play?’: Overbearing parents have taken the fun out of childhood and turned it into a grind. [LA Times]
Kidneys for Sale: “What can Iran teach us about good governance?” is not a question often posed in Washington. But according to Benjamin Hippen, a transplant nephrologist in North Carolina, the Iranians have managed to do something American policy makers have long thought impossible: They’ve found kidneys for every single citizen in need. [Reason]
Republic of Montana: Several dozen Montana politicians, including Secretary of State Brad Johnson, have adopted an unconventional take on the Second Amendment case currently before the U.S. Supreme Court: They’ve threatened secession. [Reason]
Bridging a cultural Gulf promises a new media era in Middle East: The past two years have seen the beginnings of a transformation in media in the Gulf, helped by rulers willing to risk a hands-off approach towards English-language television and, now, from newspapers. Media freedom is far from complete, but early signs are encouraging in a region where there is a limited tradition of free media. [Times]
The very sexist guide to being the perfect wife (but it was the 1930s): Is your wife “slow to get into bed”? Does she flirt with other men at parties? Or is she “a good hostess – even with unexpected guests”, ever ready to “react with pleasure and delight to marital congress”? If so, fill in below and give her a score. Psychologists in America have discovered a “Marital Ratings Scale” from the 1930s that allowed husbands to assess their wives. [Independent]
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