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  • Why There’s So Much Inconsistency in School Shooting Data

    Why There’s So Much Inconsistency in School Shooting Data0

    How many school shootings happen in the U.S. in a single school year? The answer is surprisingly hard to figure out. In April, the U.S. Department of Education released a report on the 2015-2016 school year, stating that “nearly 240 schools (0.2 percent of all schools) reported at least 1 incident involving a school-related shooting.”

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  • Why There’s a Rising Tide of Left-Wing Violence on Campus

    Why There’s a Rising Tide of Left-Wing Violence on Campus0

    That goose-stepping you heard last week was the latest in an increasingly frequent series of violent protests by left-wing students directed at shutting down conservative voices on campus—protests many of which are encouraged by professors and college administrators. Last week’s protest involved Charles Murray, author of The Bell Curve and, more recently, Coming Apart. It

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  • Why There Are So Few Female Chess Grandmasters

    Why There Are So Few Female Chess Grandmasters0

    Only those of very hard hearts can fail to admire Beth, the heroine of Walter Tevis’s magnificent novel, and now a popular television series, The Queen’s Gambit. We love the idea of her, a girl who makes good, starting off from very modest beginnings. She overcomes alcohol and drug addictions and rises to the very top

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  • Why There Are No Kids’ Menus in Italy

    Why There Are No Kids’ Menus in Italy0

    We’ve all been there at some point in time. The family goes out to enjoy a nice dinner at a restaurant. The menus come, the waitress takes orders… and your youngest child orders a grilled cheese sandwich. Off the kids’ menu. At a ridiculously high price considering it’s just bread, cheese, and a few pickles.

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  • Why the Worst Rise to the Top in Politics

    Why the Worst Rise to the Top in Politics0

    The coronavirus pandemic has hit the state of New York especially hard. Almost 33,000 New Yorkers have died from the virus, more total deaths than any other state in the country. And New York ranks as the second-worst state for deaths when adjusted for population. The Empire State alone accounts for one in five coronavirus

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  • Why the Worst Humans Are Able to Rise to Power

    Why the Worst Humans Are Able to Rise to Power0

    • November 13, 2017

    In chapter ten of The Road to Serfdom, “Why the Worst Get on Top,” Hayek continues to warn about the dangers of planned economies, but with a slightly different approach from earlier chapters. Stepping into new territory, here we see Hayek not only identifying economic problems but also discussing the very nature of power itself.

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