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  • Why England’s Reading Scores Are Soaring While the U.S. Lags Behind

    Why England’s Reading Scores Are Soaring While the U.S. Lags Behind0

    There’s been increasing alarm in recent years as many Americans have realized that their children don’t know much in the areas of history, civics, geography, and writing. In retrospect, it appears that the emphasis placed on the core subjects of reading and math by various education laws such as No Child Left Behind may be

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  • Why Aren’t There More Female Politicians?

    Why Aren’t There More Female Politicians?0

    In a country that began with actual “Founding Fathers,” it’s easy to buy into the mantra that the patriarchy is a dominant force in American society and thus needs to be minimized. Many feminists now believe women have been oppressed for too long, and it’s time for them to fight back. Consider a recent tweet

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  • Latest Millennial Dream Job? Farming

    Latest Millennial Dream Job? Farming2

    On Thanksgiving Day, while America ate its biggest, most famous meal of the year, The Washington Post wrote about something for which everyone ought to be thankful: more millennials are taking up farming. That’s right: For the first time in a long time, a growing number of young Americans are ditching cities and desk jobs

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  • Who will read in the future?

    Who will read in the future?0

    As you’ve probably noticed, Facebook has been pushing video content since early-2017. As you scroll your feed, you’ll see it dominated by two things: written updates from friends and video from content producers. In 2016, Facebook VP Nicola Mendelsohn prophesied the end of text on the social media platform within five years The best way

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  • Uberizing Education

    Uberizing Education24

    Uber revolutionized transportation. Airbnb transformed the lodging and short-term rental space. Netflix was pathbreaking in the field of on-demand entertainment. In all of these instances, innovative, agile ideas competed against existing, outdated models. And they won. I feel bad for the taxi drivers who spent a lot of money for a regulated, now near-worthless medallion,

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  • J.R.R. Tolkien on Sex and Love

    J.R.R. Tolkien on Sex and Love1

    J.R.R. Tolkien (1892-1973) was one of the intellectual giants of the 20th century. Best known as the author of The Hobbit and The Lord of the Rings, Tolkien served as the Rawlinson and Bosworth Professor of Anglo-Saxon and Fellow of Pembroke College, Oxford, from 1925 to 1945. He left this position in 1945 to take

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