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  • The Disenchantment of the Modern Professor

    The Disenchantment of the Modern Professor0

    As demonstrated by some of the responses to my blog post—“Why Professors Are Writing Crap That Nobody Reads”—today’s academics can be a sensitive bunch. Most professors seemed to agree with me that much—not all—of academic research today is poorly written, obscurantist, and of dubious merit. Other professors, however, were furious that someone would dare make that

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  • There Is No Such Thing as Equality, and Thank Goodness

    There Is No Such Thing as Equality, and Thank Goodness0

    • November 3, 2017

    Typically, Hayek’s chapter titles leave nothing to the imagination. But as I encountered the “Who, Whom” title of chapter eight in The Road to Serfdom, I had to do a doubletake. Having the modern luxury of Google at my fingertips, I soon learned that Hayek’s title was actually a Bolshevist slogan made popular by Lenin

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  • How Celebrities Cleverly Evade Responsibility for their Actions

    How Celebrities Cleverly Evade Responsibility for their Actions0

    • November 3, 2017

    Both Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey have announced they are going into “rehab” in order to seek “treatment” for the actions that have recently come to light. Weinstein said he, like Tiger Woods and Anthony Weiner, as well as numerous celebrities before him, is going into “treatment” for “sex addiction.” It was not disclosed what

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  • How Political Correctness Is Driving the Breakdown of Society

    How Political Correctness Is Driving the Breakdown of Society0

    • November 3, 2017

    Political correctness often seems like it has become a prized virtue not only in the U.S., but in many other parts of the world. Because of its high-profile popularity, one tends to sit up and take note when anyone questions the wisdom of clinging to political correctness. Such is the case with Dame Louise Casey,

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  • Can You Pass This 8th Grade Mental Arithmetic Quiz from 1922?

    Can You Pass This 8th Grade Mental Arithmetic Quiz from 1922?0

    • November 2, 2017

    The other day I heard a young high school student ask his mother for a calculator. When asked why, he responded that he needed it to do a basic division problem. His mother rolled her eyes and told him that he could do that with a pencil and paper. I agreed with her assessment of

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  • What Hollywood is Really Worried About with the Kevin Spacey Allegations

    What Hollywood is Really Worried About with the Kevin Spacey Allegations0

    • November 2, 2017

    According to Hollywood logic, if you sexually harass underage boys, for Heaven’s sake don’t also say that you’re gay. In recent days, the floodgates have opened, and the cesspool of sexual harassment inside Hollywood is being revealed for all to see. Hollywood… you know: the people who like to give the rest of us sanctimonious

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