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How Democracies Become Tyrannical 0
- Economics
- July 3, 2018
For most of the last three centuries, the ideas of liberty and democracy have been intertwined in the minds of both friends and foes of a free society. The substitution of absolute monarchies with governments representative of the voting choices of a nation’s population has been considered part and parcel with the advancement of freedom
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Can Americans Remember the Virtue of Independence (and the Corrosiveness of Dependence)?0
- History
- July 3, 2018
If this 4th of July you reflect on the future of liberty, you will not be alone. Many Americans believe freedom is in decline. The Heritage Foundation’s Index of Economic Freedom confirms the decline. Their latest 2018 data places the United States as only the 18th freest country in the world. Are politicians to blame? Or, do the politicians
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Academic Publishing Is a Total Mess. Here Are 6 Ways to Fix It.1
- Education
- July 3, 2018
The world of scholarly communication is broken. Giant, corporate publishers with racketeering business practices and profit margins that exceed Apple’s treat life-saving research as a private commodity to be sold at exorbitant profits. Only around 25 per cent of the global corpus of research knowledge is ‘open access’, or accessible to the public for free
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Is It a Problem if Kids Don’t Know How to Use Dictionaries?0
- Education
- July 2, 2018
When one of my younger siblings asked me the meaning of a word, my immediate response was: “Let’s look it up in the dictionary.” Giving me a look like I had just suggested that we send someone a note via smoke signal instead of text, my sister replied, “Patience, you have your phone right there.
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How My Unschooled Child Learned to Read Financial Statements (It Started with Silly YouTube Videos)1
- Culture
- July 2, 2018
It started with a “Dude Perfect” video on YouTube. A couple of years ago, when Jack was very interested in basketball, he found these guys who create fun videos about making baskets with all sorts of twists and turns. He continued to watch these videos, even after his interest in basketball waned; and when his interest in
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Do America’s Reading Habits Explain Today’s Lack of Clear Thinking? (See Chart)0
- Culture
- July 2, 2018
Ah! It’s a lovely Friday evening. You’ve had a successful work week and now it’s time to have some quiet relaxation. You have a book on the coffee table you’ve been wanting to delve into – but first, a quick glance at social media is in order. Several hours and several videos later, you realize
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