Unsustainable Interest In Current Events

"We Can No Longer Sustain This Level Of Interest In Current Events" The Onion
"For decades, the U.S. has led the world in its production of current events. Yet, as we enter the 21st century, we find that our national bleak-news tolerance reserves are dangerously close to running dry. And if we continue to ignore warnings, the consequences could be dire."

No Child Left Behind [Literally] Washington Post
Once upon a time, writes Miss Manners: "the concept existed, throughout society and at all economic levels, that entry into the adult social world was a privilege granted only upon being old enough to know how to behave socially. Now it is only childless adults who think that. Parents of young children believe that the proper age to lead a full social life begins at birth.