That's not a convincing argument. Public sector jobs are cyclical. Teachers get fired when money is tight, then rehired when things get better. Manufacturing jobs, on the other hand, aren't coming back. They're relics of a past age.

Men need marriage more than women do. In fact, they need it to survive.

The launch of a space shuttle can still make you weep with amazement and wonder, if you happen to be watching it.

Blog culture has a hard time digesting narratives, but it has an easy time digesting 'big ideas' pieces.

Men are now also in the minority among the entering traditionally male-dominated areas such as law and medicine. Finance and politics are still firmly in male hands, but in many other areas it seems the proportions are shifting in women's favor. Boys are doing worse at school and university. It's only logical that this imbalance, which can be observed in most industrialized countries, will change conditions on the job market.

Factories not what they used to be - they're all extremely high-tech.

Pop culture is like our subconscious.