Daniel makes stuff, and, in his spare time, writes about things like movies, kid culture, and geek stuff.
Lessons in Bad Advertising

Repeat after me: It is a very, very bad idea to emulate adult underwear advertisements with young toddlers and diapers instead.

Enough said.

Feb 09, 2010 :: Tagged under: , , :: #

Bruce Lesley: The U.S. Should Ratify Children's Rights

Bruce Lesley, arguing for why the U.S. should ratify the Convention on the Rights of the Child. Of all of the United Nations, the U.S. is only one of two, alongside Somalia, that has not ratified the Convention.

Although we often view our nation as first among all countries, in measures of our children, we rarely break the top ten. Tragically, the United States ranks 20th out of 21 industrialized nations in measures of child poverty and well-being. America has the second worst infant mortality rate, and our graduation rate places us 13th in the world.

Ratifying the Convention on the Rights of the Child would force our leaders to pay much-needed attention to the status of our children, and measure their progress against that of other countries. This undertaking transcends party politics and campaign rhetoric. In order to escalate our children back to the top, all our elected leaders must acknowledge this challenge, and work together to ensure our nation provides every child a chance to achieve the American Dream.

Nov 21, 2009 :: Tagged under: , :: #