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A Generation of Visigoths: Neil Postman’s Graduation Speech 30 Years Later 0
- Culture
- March 27, 2018
Neil Postman (1931- 2003) was one of the most prolific and influential American intellectuals of the 20th century. A longtime educator at NYU, Postman authored 18 books and more than 200 articles in the nation’s top magazines and newspapers, such as The Atlantic, Time magazine, and Harper’s Magazine. Part of Postman’s immense popularity, I’ve long
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The Real Reason We Have Mass Shootings 0
- Culture
- March 27, 2018
One of the unavoidable tragedies of youth is the temptation to think that what is seen today has always been. Nowhere is this more noticeable than in our responses to the recent Parkland, Florida, massacre. Part of the responses to those murders are calls to raise the age to purchase a gun and to have
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New Federal Program Takes Aim at the College Textbook Racket 0
- Economics
- March 27, 2018
College students will keep more money in their pockets thanks to a new US$5 million pilot program approved as part of the $1.3 trillion appropriations bill that President Donald J. Trump signed on March 23. The new grant program, administered by the U.S. Department of Education, will support the creation or improved use of open
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Cell Phones, Silence, and Solitude: Finding Stillness in a Noisy World 1
- Culture
- March 26, 2018
“Whether or not it draws on new scientific research, technology is a branch of moral philosophy, not of science.” ~ Paul Goodman During my sixteen years in the classroom, I’ve witnessed the unbelievably rapid transformation of mobile phone technology. At one point, I overheard a brutally honest conversation between a group of senior boys. They felt
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Archaeology Is Revealing New Truths About Christianity’s Origins 0
- Religion
- March 26, 2018
New archaeological research on Glastonbury Abbey pushes back the date for the earliest settlement of the site by 200 years – and reopens debate on Glastonbury’s origin myth Many Christians believe that Glastonbury is the site of the earliest church in Britain, allegedly founded in the first or second century by Joseph of Arimathea. According
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I Went to the March for Our Lives Protest. Here Are My 7 Takeaways.0
- Culture
- March 26, 2018
Tens of thousands of protesters—and maybe more—gathered in Washington, D.C., and around the country Saturday to protest in favor of gun control. The demonstrations, called the March for Our Lives, featured children calling for an end to gun violence and ultimately stricter gun control laws. The Daily Signal hit the streets to observe the event
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A Generation of Visigoths: Neil Postman’s Graduation Speech 30 Years Later 0