Living in a nation that was birthed in revolution, it is culturally fashionable to be hostile and suspicious of authority in America, a trend on the rise since the Vietnam War era. For teens, adolescence is a time of transition from parental authority to self-government, and along with the push ...

The world teens are growing up in has been flipped upside down. What was once called darkness, evil, and horrific is now presented as beautiful, wondrous, and magnificent. Images such as slit writs, splattered blood, and rectified bones are becoming glorified as if they are the most natural depiction of beauty. ...

Centenarians are very rare. Living a hundred years should be considered a miraculous event in this era. With the junk food, cigarette smoking, alcohol drinking, and hands-free everything that this world is offering, we’re a heart attack away from our graves. But living long isn’t a far-fetched fantasy; it’s possible. ...