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Today’s One-Room Schools: Why Families Love Them 0
- Culture
- June 7, 2016
When I was in grade school, one of the annual highlights of my summer was the day my friends and I went on a field trip to an old one-room schoolhouse. To all of us, the day was an opportunity to “be like Laura [Ingalls]” by dressing up, having spelling bees, and reading lessons out
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The U.S. Government Poisoned Alcohol During Prohibition 0
- Education
- June 7, 2016
Between 1920 and 1933 America engaged in a “Noble Experiment”—prohibiting “the manufacture, sale, or transportation of intoxicating liquors within, the importation thereof into, or the exportation thereof from the United States and all territory subject to the jurisdiction thereof for beverage purposes” via the 18th Amendment to the Constitution. The amendment was repealed in 1933. As
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Ralph Nader: ‘Young men now are far too sensitive’0
- Culture
- June 7, 2016
Consumer advocate Ralph Nader was interviewed by Lydia DePillis of Pacific Standard magazine on Monday, and the left-wing populist had some interesting things to say. You can read the entire interview here, which is pretty colorful and interesting. (Nader is nothing if not blunt and entertaining in his assessments.) Below are some of the highlights.
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Did Darwin Plagiarize the Idea of ‘Natural Selection’?0
- Education
- June 7, 2016
One important skill of critical thinking is distinguishing facts from “factoids.” An example of the latter is the oft-repeated statistic that “50 percent of American marriages end in divorce.” That’s been repeated so often that most people believe it, but it’s actually been debunked. We’re all familiar with debunking. But what happens when, ironically enough,
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A Natural Remedy to Treat ADHD 0
- Culture
- June 7, 2016
There’s no denying that ADHD is on the rise. In the eight years between 2003 and 2011, the number of ADHD diagnoses in the U.S. rose from 7.8 to 11.0 percent. But as the number of ADHD diagnoses has risen, so have concerns about the way in which ADHD is often treated. In essence, many
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A.I. Robot Says She No Longer Wants to Destroy Humans 0
- Entertainment
- June 7, 2016
A few months ago, we wrote how a humanoid robot named “Sophia”—dubbed the world’s most advanced android—announced during an interview that she wanted to destroy humans. Sophia returned to the internet in early June, speaking to the Wall Street Journal in an interesting Q&A exchange that touched on several subjects. Most of Sophia’s responses were
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Today’s One-Room Schools: Why Families Love Them 0