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Report: Colleges Stink at Teaching Critical Thinking 0
- Education
- June 6, 2017
In recent years, one of the chief goals of the education system – both at the K-12 and college levels – is to train students to be critical thinkers. But while that goal looks great on paper, it often doesn’t translate into practice. As a 2016 study discovered, roughly two-thirds of college graduates believe their
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3 Charts Showing Just How Big Government Has Become 0
- Economics
- June 6, 2017
Cartoonists, politicians, and other talking heads regularly toss the concept of big government back and forth. But how big is it really? The Competitive Enterprise Institute answers that question in the 2017 edition of “Ten Thousand Commandments.” The following three charts give a brief glimpse into the size and scope of government. 1. U.S. Regulations
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It’s Time to Deal With the Insanity on College Campuses, Before It’s Too Late 0
- Education
- June 5, 2017
In a scene from one of my favorite movies, Hoosiers, the new basketball coach Norman Dale (played by Gene Hackman) has a showdown with the self-appointed assistant coach, George. After Coach Dale tells George that his “coaching days are over,” the latter sheepishly says to him: “Look, mister, there’s… two kinds of dumb, uh… guy
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Is Industry For or Against the Paris Climate Agreement?0
- Education
- June 5, 2017
In his speech withdrawing from the Paris climate agreement, Donald Trump cited an econometric study by National Economic Research Associates. The study, which is both credible and alarming, speculated that meeting the emissions targets could cost 2.7 million jobs, with manufacturing hit particularly hard. Overall growth would suffer. To be sure, professional economists today (in contrast
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The Dangers of Egalitarianism in a Democracy 0
- Culture
- June 5, 2017
Most Americans take for granted that democracy is an absolute good. If it can be said of an idea or a program that it promotes equality, Americans, whatever their political affiliations, will be loath to speak ill of the idea or to protest the program. “Of course,” they will think to themselves, “anything that fosters
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3 Universally Accepted Parenting Principles 0
- Culture
- June 5, 2017
There are hundreds of books and studies on parenting. Parenting methods have changed dramatically in recent decades, and it’s not always easy to find consistent advice on proper parenting techniques. There are, however, some parenting principles that are pretty much universally accepted today. Here are three of them: 1. Show Open Affection for Your Child
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Report: Colleges Stink at Teaching Critical Thinking 0