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  • Why Dengism Matters for America

    Why Dengism Matters for America2

    Former Chinese dictator Deng Xiaoping is little known in the West, but his ideas should be common knowledge. He developed a new political-economic model for China, one often called “authoritarian developmentalism,” that helped hundreds of millions of people escape grinding poverty. However, “Dengism” maintained the Communist Party’s firm grip on society—and Western countries are starting

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  • Why Democratic Socialists Flunk Logic 101

    Why Democratic Socialists Flunk Logic 1010

    Consider the following facts: Venezuela is a country with vast natural resources. Once it was one of the wealthiest countries in South America. Venezuela nationalized many vital industries such as oil. Price controls were instituted, and hyperinflation destroyed savings. Supermarket shelves emptied, and some even killed zoo animals for food. Malnutrition, even starvation, is common.

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  • Why Democratic Socialists Could Never Produce the Instant Pot

    Why Democratic Socialists Could Never Produce the Instant Pot0

    Like millions of Americans, newly elected New York democratic socialist congresswoman Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez loves the Instant Pot multicooker. She has been having Instagram Live conversations about politics while she cooks with her Instant Pot. In November, Ocasio-Cortez asked her 1.2 million Twitter followers to post their favorite Instant Pot recipes. Perhaps she should ask her Twitter followers to explain

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  • Why Deep Thinkers Are Often Societal Outcasts

    Why Deep Thinkers Are Often Societal Outcasts0

    Since the beginning of Western societies, Socrates has been the prototypical intellectual inquisitor. Perhaps the “historical Socrates” has been difficult to pin down, but two things remain consistent among various accounts of this ancient thinker: 1) his claim to possess no true knowledge, and 2) his relentless examination of the knowledge claims of others.  For

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  • Why Decline in Religion Might Be Driving the Campus Protests

    Why Decline in Religion Might Be Driving the Campus Protests0

    You know you have a genuine problem on your hands when both the left and the right come together to criticize something. Such seems to be the case with the campus protest movement sweeping the country. The latest individual to stand up and say that the protests on campus are a problem is John McWhorter,

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  • Why Death Today Has No Meaning

    Why Death Today Has No Meaning0

    The most famous work of the German sociologist and philosopher Max Weber (1864-1920) is undoubtedly The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism. But one of his most oft-quoted statements comes not from this book, but from an essay titled “Science as a Vocation,” in which he describes the modern world as “disenchanted”: “The fate

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