From Radical Revolutionaries to Privileged Bureaucrats The great German sociologist, Max Weber (1864-1920) offered an understanding of the evolution of socialist regimes in the twentieth century from revolutionary radicalism to a stagnant system of power, privilege and plunder, manned by self-interested Soviet socialist office holders. Max Weber, in his posthumously published monumental treatise, Economy and
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There has been a lot of recent discussion on the racial impact of school choice. Critics have used research reports to corroborate their claims that school choice increases racial segregation. While these claims have a factual basis, they are in dire need of context. School choice can increase racial segregation, but not for reasons anyone
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On June 18, four days after James T. Hodgkinson opened fire on a group of Republican congressman at a baseball field in Alexandria, Va., Professor Johnny Eric Williams of Trinity College (CT) posted the following message on his Facebook page: “It is past time for the racially oppressed to do what people who believe themselves
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Women are only as valuable as their GDP contribution allows. This is the message emanating from a new Canadian study on the female workforce and economic growth. The report, an International Monetary Fund (IMF) working paper entitled, “Women Are Key for Future Growth: Evidence from Canada,” finds that “an increase in female labor force participation
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Google’s firing of engineer James Damore continues to garner national attention. The tech giant fired Damore earlier this week after his 10-page memo, titled “Google’s Ideological Echo Chamber,” ignited a storm of criticism—even though numerous scientists said Damore’s findings, which suggested biological differences between men and women might be one reason women are underrepresented in
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(The above image is that of a jacket worn by a teacher in a West Virginia public school.) The father of America’s public education system, Horace Mann, famously quipped: “Men are cast-iron, but children are wax.“ Mann knew that education was never a “value-neutral” proposition. It has always been and always will be a process
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