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Why Campus Protests Should Stop at the Door of the Classroom 0
- Culture
- June 20, 2018
Protests are a time-honoured tradition on college campuses – memorably exemplified by the protests of 1968 by the grandparents of the current generation of students. They reflect the passionate energies of students discovering their own priorities and commitments, and finding their voice in national conversations. Protests spring from the stimulating intellectual environment and vigorous debate
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Hayek Can Teach Trump the Key to Bringing Political Freedom to North Korea 0
- Economics
- June 20, 2018
President Trump and North Korea’s leader Kim Jong-Un recently held a historic summit that captured the American public’s attention. Some commentators have argued that establishing a dialogue between the two countries is a meaningful step, but others criticize President Trump for not proposing that the dictator reform his oppressive regime, which is notorious for brutally executing political dissenters. Perhaps the
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Mises’ Observations on the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 0
- Economics
- June 19, 2018
Observations on the Causes of the Decline of Ancient Civilization Knowledge of the effects of government interference with market prices makes us comprehend the economic causes of a momentous historical event, the decline of ancient civilization. It may be left undecided whether or not it is correct to call the economic organization of the Roman
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Is Loneliness Fueling the Rise of Political Polarization in the U.S.?0
- Philosophy
- June 19, 2018
While browsing through a recently discovered bookstore, I stumbled across a book titled, Republican Like Me: How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right by Ken Stern. Finding the title intriguing, I opened the book and began reading about his experience breaking out of the political “bubble” and experiencing life on
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Pew: 3 in 4 Americans Have Trouble Discerning Between Fact and Opinion 0
- Culture
- June 19, 2018
A few years ago, the ACT released a study showing that K-12 teachers and college instructors believe discerning between fact and opinion is one of the most important things students can learn. Unfortunately, less than 20 percent of first-year college students are able to tell the difference between these two items. As it turns out,
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The Dream and the Nightmare of Globalization 0
- Economics
- June 19, 2018
After World War II, only the United States possessed the capital, the military, freedom, and the international good will to arrest the spread of global Stalinism. To save the fragile postwar West, America was soon willing to rebuild and rearm war-torn former democracies. Over seven decades, it intervened in proxy wars against Soviet and Chinese
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Why Campus Protests Should Stop at the Door of the Classroom 0