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  • The Bystander Effect: Myth or Fact?

    The Bystander Effect: Myth or Fact?0

    In the first part of Seinfeld’s finale, Jerry and his friends Elaine, George, and Kramer witness a carjacking. Instead of intervening to protect the victim, they stand by laughing and filming the incident. They don’t even contact the police. When a cop finally does show up, however, the group finds themselves under arrest for violating

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  • Cronyism vs. Free Markets in ‘Stranger Things’

    Cronyism vs. Free Markets in ‘Stranger Things’0

    The newest season of Netflix’s sci-fi horror series Stranger Things released on July 4, and I’m happy to report that season 3 has a new hero, and her name is Erica. (This post focuses entirely on episode 4 of the new season, so anyone who hasn’t watched up to that point yet should beware of spoilers.) Erica

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  • ‘Hold The Mayo’: Me and Mickey D’s

    ‘Hold The Mayo’: Me and Mickey D’s0

    It’s nearly noon, and I need fuel – not for my car or home, but for me. And because of my budget, I need cheap fuel. It’s time for the Golden Arches. Where else can I pay less than five dollars for two chicken sandwiches ­– “Hold the mayo, please” – and a Diet Coke?

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  • We Fought the Transgender Activists, and Lost. Here Are Five Lessons for Every Parent

    We Fought the Transgender Activists, and Lost. Here Are Five Lessons for Every Parent1

    Our defeat was all but inevitable, yet the transgender activists still showed up in matching shirts and waved multicolored flags. Their speakers outnumbered ours 4 to 1, but they still hissed and muttered ugly names at our side while we spoke. We had gathered for the Arlington County School Board’s meeting on June 18. For four months,

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  • To Be Happy, First Be Pessimistic

    To Be Happy, First Be Pessimistic0

    We all want to be happy, but we’re not terribly good at it. As a result, for centuries philosophers have wrestled with how to attain happiness. Few, though, have offered as novel an answer as Marcus Aurelius, one of Rome’s greatest emperors. Ready for it? Be a pessimist. This is admittedly an unappealing proposition, ranking

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  • The Roots of Political Correctness

    The Roots of Political Correctness0

    Over the last thirty years, political correctness has metastasized. Today, so many politically-correct assumptions have become mainstream that, as Tocqueville once predicted, they have narrowed our questions and our ability to question, rather than actually tell us the exact answers to things. Over the last decade, it has become normal for students, professors, and the

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