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The Great Equalizer 0
- Culture
- December 27, 2016
It’s odd that those who are often calling for ever greater equality in all things, are the same who are often the most vocally calling to get rid of guns. Understandably, the thinking goes that if guns are gone then we all have a great and more equal opportunity to live in safety. Perhaps. But
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5 Suspensions From 2016 That Show a Common-Sense Deficiency in Our Schools 0
- Culture
- December 27, 2016
In recent years, the rise of zero-tolerance discipline policies in schools has resulted in suspensions for … interesting incidents. 2016 was no exception. Some of the craziest incidents include: 1. The Chicken Nugget Suspension In early November, USA Today reported that a Tennessee teenager was suspended over allegedly taking too many chicken nuggets in the
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Why People Love (and Hate) Facebook 0
- Culture
- December 22, 2016
You got a problem with Facebook? Go ahead. Think of what it is. Say it loud and proud. It is probably one of the one thousand or so common complaints listed at the book-length Wikipedia page: Criticism of Facebook. It’s been heard before. A thousand times. You get the impression that this must be the
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George Orwell’s Review of Mein Kampf 0
- Culture
- December 22, 2016
The political upheavals of 2016 have left western elites dumbfounded. After all we’ve done for them, they ask, how could people reject progress? Many people in the developed world are turning toward authoritarianism, closed markets and a renewed nationalism. Can you blame the elites for being shocked? Especially when these same people were so cloistered
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Education in America Before the Education System 1
- Education
- December 22, 2016
Before America’s public education system was created around 1840, the vast majority of Americans were illiterate and walked around with dirt on their faces. At least, that seems to be the impression shared by most people today. But it turns out that education, like nature, abhors a vacuum. In the decades after the American Revolution—much
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C.S. Lewis on the Christmas “Racket”0
- Culture
- December 22, 2016
Last month, Gallup rolled out its annual poll regarding how much Americans intend to spend on Christmas gifts. Surprisingly, average spending on gifts was expected to jump $100 from last year’s amount, for a grand total of $830 per person. Such a finding oddly underscores what C.S. Lewis once labeled as “the third thing called
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