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New Reuters Poll Proves That Many Americans Can’t Think for Themselves 0
- Culture
- April 11, 2017
It is generally believed that America is more polarized than ever. After all, one need only look at the fallout from the last election to test this theory: both liberals and conservatives are convinced that their ideas and principles are the best and should be followed. But a recent survey by Reuters casts a bit
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LA Times Editorial Board: Dear Colleges, Stop Squeezing Free Speech 0
- Culture
- April 11, 2017
A couple of weeks ago, my colleague Annie Holmquist wrote about Kevin Shaw, a student at California’s Pierce College, whom college officials threatened to kick off campus because he was handing out copies of the U.S. Constitution to interested students. Considering all the things happening on college campuses these days, cracking down on students offering
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Are Rights Anything More Than Legal Conventions?0
- Education
- April 11, 2017
We live in an age of human rights. The language of human rights has become ubiquitous, a lingua franca used for expressing the most basic demands of justice. Some are old demands, such as the prohibition of torture and slavery. Others are newer, such as claims to internet access or same-sex marriage. But what are
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Mohammed Cartoon Publisher: The Definition of Tolerance has Changed 0
- Culture
- April 11, 2017
A little more than a decade ago, Europe erupted over several cartoon drawings of the prophet Mohammed published in a Danish newspaper. For the man at the heart of the controversy, newspaper publisher Flemming Rose, the experience was an unpleasant one whose repercussions have continued to this day. In a recent interview for Reason Magazine,
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Techniques of 19th-century fake news reporter teach us why we are suckers for it 0
- Culture
- April 10, 2017
Donald Trump appears to have a straightforward definition of fake news: Stories that are critical of him or his presidency are “fake,” while those that praise him are “real.” On the surface, the logic doesn’t hold up. But at the same time, the way Trump thinks about fake news points to a key reason why
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Has America’s Middle Class Been Fleeced?0
- Economics
- April 10, 2017
Noah Smith, writing in Bloomberg, says that middle class America has indeed been fleeced by our national economic policies. We agree. But which policies have been responsible? Smith mentions and immediately dismisses trade, immigration, economic regulation, and welfare policies. The real villain in his view is an alleged turn toward managing the economy on free market
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New Reuters Poll Proves That Many Americans Can’t Think for Themselves 0