Turn Your Boys into Gentlemen

Every time I write about how the modern culture seems dead-set on destroying the confidence of America's little boys, I am swamped with e-mail. Last week, I heard from a dad, Bill, who echoes the sentime...

Web Pulling in Addicts

Ben Alexander spent nearly every waking minute playing the video game "World of Warcraft." As a result, he flunked out of the University of Iowa. Mr. Alexander, 19, needed help to break an addiction he calls...

Teen Jobless Rate Soars

This August, the teenage unemployment rate — that is, the percentage of teenagers who wanted a job who could not find one — was 25.5 percent, its highest level since the government began keeping...

Free — Healthy — School Lunch

Feeding 30 million schoolchildren is a difficult task. As a result, many of today's school cafeterias offerings end up as appealing as a tray of lukewarm airplane food. And if there's one point of agreement...

Newsflash: Boyhood Not a Disease

Boys are up to three times more likely to be treated for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder as girls; and the prescription of antipsychotic drugs to children — mostly boys — has gone up ...