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Thinking Rationally about Health Care 0
- Politics
- June 28, 2017
In order to make legislative choices about health care that are both humane and rational, we need to ask and discuss whether health care is a right or a commodity. If some sort or degree of health care is a right, we owe that care to each other regardless of individual ability to pay. If
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The Muslim Tradition of Sci-fi and Speculative Fiction 0
- History
- June 27, 2017
Think invisible men, time travel, flying machines and journeys to other planets are the product of the European or ‘Western’ imagination? Open One Thousand and One Nights – a collection of folk tales compiled during the Islamic Golden Age, from the 8th to the 13th centuries CE – and you will find it stuffed full
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America’s Ignorance of the Past May Cost it the Future 0
- Culture
- June 27, 2017
If you spent any time in a classroom or library as a child, chances are you were introduced to a Newbery Award winning book. I know I was, which is why my interest was piqued when I discovered that the Newbery Medal is witnessing its 95th birthday this year. The very first Newbery Medal was
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How Classroom Management Has Changed Since 1913 0
- History
- June 27, 2017
In 1913, the state of Kentucky published the Elementary Course of Study which was, according to its introduction, “… intended for the use of teachers of the common schools of the State, giving them a definitive idea of the amount of work to be done in each branch, and suggesting methods of doing it.” The
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Paglia: ‘Sex Changes are Impossible’0
- Culture
- June 27, 2017
Camille Paglia is at it again: trend iconoclasm. In a recent email interview with Jonathan Last of The Weekly Standard, the libertarian (“pro-sex”, “Amazonian”) feminist describes herself as transgender, but goes on to criticise the current campaign for transgender rights. Mr Last begins by asking why there hasn’t been a showdown between feminism and transgenderism.
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Do 97% of Scientists Really Believe in Global Warming?0
- Politics
- June 27, 2017
Many people have heard the claim that 97 percent of scientists believe in global warming. Politicians from President Barack Obama to former Secretary of State John Kerry have cited the statistic. But is it true? The Heartland Institute, a Chicago-based think tank and national nonprofit organization dedicated to research and education, recently released
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