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Incel: The Death Spiral of Identity Politics 0
- May 4, 2018
The incel movement (short for “involuntarily celibate”) movement has been linked to a recent mass killing, mainly of women, in Toronto. On April 23, 25-year-old Alek Minassian drove a van through a suburban business district, killing eight women and two men and injuring 16 others. The spark for the movement – if you can call
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Why Joanna Gaines’ New Book Has Soared to the Top of the Bestseller List 0
- Culture
- May 4, 2018
I’ve never watched a full episode of “Fixer-Upper,” but I do know the program is the product of husband and wife team, Chip and Joanna Gaines. The Gaines’ recently ended their popular show, partially due to desires to focus more on their family, partially because they wanted to focus on other business ventures. One of
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Sex Education for Prostitutes Highlights $583 Billion in Pork the Feds Doled Out in 2016 0
- Economics
- May 4, 2018
A new report by Open the Books details the 560,771 grants the federal government doled out in fiscal year 2016. The results are not pretty. The report shows earmarks (aka “pork”) are a bipartisan problem that cost taxpayers $583 billion in FY 2016. A breakdown of the 10 congressional districts receiving the most pork shows
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5 Facts about Karl Marx 0
- Economics
- May 3, 2018
This Saturday is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, the most destructively influential writer on economics in world history. Here are five facts should know about the German philosopher and co-author of The Communist Manifesto: 1. As a student at the University of Bonn, Marx was introduced to the philosophy of the late
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Here’s How Few Republicans Are On College Faculties 0
- Education
- May 3, 2018
Just within the past week or so, some shocking professorial behavior has come to light. In the wake of Barbara Bush’s death, California State University, Fresno professor Randa Jarrar took to Twitter to call the former first lady an “amazing racist.” Jarrar added: PSA: either you are against these pieces of s— and their genocidal
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What 19 in 20 Americans Don’t Know About World Poverty 0
- Economics
- May 3, 2018
An overwhelming majority—95 percent—of Americans are confused about the state of global poverty. A survey from the late Hans Rosling’s web project Gapminder assessed the public’s knowledge on that subject. The survey asked twelve thousand people in fourteen countries if, over the last two decades, the proportion of the world’s population living in extreme poverty has a)
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Incel: The Death Spiral of Identity Politics 0