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Tuition-Free College isn’t Free—But it Does Have Some of the Makings of a Pyramid Scheme 0
- Education
- April 18, 2017
Proposals to make public university and college attendance tuition free were floated by Democratic candidates during the 2016 presidential election primaries. Bernie Sanders was and still is one of its most ardent supporters. Hilary Clinton advocated it during the general election. For many Republicans—such as New Jersey Governor Chris Christie and President Donald Trump—it is
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Huffington Post Gets Duped By White Guy Posing as Feminist 0
- International
- April 18, 2017
We warned you months ago: the news media needs to keep people angry. But a blog on the Huffington Post recently took “rage profiteering” to a new low. On April 13, HuffPo SA (South Africa) published on its Voices section an article bearing this headline: “Could It Be Time To Deny White Men The Franchise?”
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Is Berkeley the Fort Sumter of a New Civil War?0
- Culture
- April 18, 2017
Could the college town where the “Free Speech Movement” began be the place where it ends? That’s the question asked by Frances Dinkelspiel, writing in The Daily Beast, after covering the confrontation this weekend between far-left anti-free-speech groups and far-right pro-free-speech groups. “As a reporter who has covered Berkeley since 2009, when two journalists and
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Does All Rational Thought Involve ‘Faith’?0
- Religion
- April 17, 2017
It has become common—even among most religious people—to assume that there is a vast gulf between reason and faith. Reason is seen as some sort of neutral, unbiased tool that men and women can use to arrive at truth, or perhaps only what some refer to as “facts.” Faith, on the other hand, is seen
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Technology Addiction and the Gollumizing of Our Culture 0
- Culture
- April 17, 2017
Is technology liberating? Does science-driven “progress” make us happier? Not so, says social psychologist, Adam Alter, in his new book, Irresistible: The Rise of Addictive Technology and the Business of Keeping Us Hooked. “In the past, we thought of addiction as mostly related to chemical substances: heroin, cocaine, nicotine,” says Dr. Alter, an associate professor
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How Jefferson Fostered Rational Thinking in Politics 0
- History
- April 17, 2017
April 13 marked the birthday of American hero Thomas Jefferson. Best known for his role in penning the Declaration of Independence, Jefferson also held the rare and prestigious post of President of the United States. His path to the White House, however, was long and contentious, a fact referenced numerous times during the equally bitter
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