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  • Why Does Michelle Obama Think Ignorant Voters Are Just Fine?

    Why Does Michelle Obama Think Ignorant Voters Are Just Fine?0

    Speaking at a get-out-the-vote event in Las Vegas, Michelle Obama rallied a young audience as she voiced her opinion: “Voting does not require any kind of special expertise. You know you don’t need to have some fancy degree to be qualified to vote. You don’t have to read every news article to be qualified to

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  • Why does International Women’s Day Ignore Motherhood?

    Why does International Women’s Day Ignore Motherhood?0

    Today, March 8, is International Women’s Day, an occasion for celebrating what is unique about women’s contribution to society: their irreplaceable role as mothers, homemakers, educators, nurses — in short, all the person-centred and nurturing activity that they typically excel at and with which they increasingly transform other professions and society at large. WHAT? Sorry!

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  • Why does evil triumph?

    Why does evil triumph?0

    There’s a popular, internet quote attributed to Edmund Burke that you’ll see people of all political stripes use with some frequency: “All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing.” While the sentiment may be somewhat true, the attribution of the quote is not. Nonetheless, it’s a worthy point

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  • Why Does America Have a Second Amendment?

    Why Does America Have a Second Amendment?0

    Mass shootings have become almost a regular occurrence in modern America. Every few months, we watch the television reports in horror: a lone gunman descends on some location—a concert, school, church, or nightclub—and opens fire on a group of unarmed people. It has become customary for Americans to call on federal lawmakers to “do something”

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  • Why Do We Wait so Long to Send Kids to College?

    Why Do We Wait so Long to Send Kids to College?1

    Once upon a time, health insurance benefits were an ideal way of grabbing new employees. Times have changed. Free college is now the way to go. At least that seems to be Walmart’s tactic. Walmart began its college enticement last year, according to Forbes, paying for the “tuition, fees and books” of its employees. The

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  • Why Do We Like Being Scared?

    Why Do We Like Being Scared?0

    Fear may be as old as life on Earth. It is a fundamental, deeply wired reaction, evolved over the history of biology, to protect organisms against perceived threat to their integrity or existence. Fear may be as simple as a cringe of an antenna in a snail that is touched, or as complex as existential

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