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When Equal Access Means Zero Access for All 0
- Culture
- March 13, 2017
There is irrational comfort taken in the belief that man-made laws somehow ensure equality for all. More often than not, the exact opposite is true. Within the next week, UC Berkeley will be forced to remove over 20,000 lectures, videos, and other digital documents from its free online library. While the prestigious school has been
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Is Google a Good Place to Get Medical Advice?0
- Culture
- March 13, 2017
Who is your preferred source for health advice? Gwyneth Paltrow? Pete Evans? Or qualified medical practitioners – like Dr Oz? I hate to break it to you, but if you’re getting advice from any of these people, you’re quite likely being misled. For example, contrary to Gwyneth Paltrow’s website, experts advise inserting jade “eggs” into
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New York to Nix Literacy Tests for Teachers because too many Minorities Are Failing 0
- Education
- March 13, 2017
Should teachers be able to pass a basic literacy test before they set foot in a classroom? One would think that the answer to that question would be a solid yes. After all, it seems obvious that the ability to understand and communicate through reading and writing is essential to any teacher regardless of the
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How Shakespeare Helped this Australian School Top All Others 0
- Education
- March 13, 2017
In recent years, parents have grown increasingly concerned about the state of their children’s schools. To put it frankly, students no longer seem to be exiting our halls of learning with a thorough, well-rounded slate of knowledge. Why does this happen? A possible answer to that question was recently provided by The John Colet School
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Clare Boothe Luce: A Feminist of a Different Kind 0
- Culture
- March 10, 2017
She was a playwright, war reporter, congresswoman, ambassador, political pundit and quotable wit; she made her mark in not just one but a whole constellation of professions dominated by men. Clare Boothe Luce, born on March 10 in 1903, is a neglected figure today; but in her heyday she was a force to be reckoned
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Why Simone de Beauvoir’s Political Philosophy Resonates Today 0
- Philosophy
- March 10, 2017
Simone de Beauvoir is rightly best known for declaring: ‘One is not born, but rather becomes, woman.’ A less well-known facet of her philosophy, particularly relevant today, is her political activism, a viewpoint that follows directly from her metaphysical stance on the self, namely that we have no fixed essences. The existential maxim ‘existence precedes
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