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$180 College Textbook Says Capitalism Makes People Poor 0
- October 27, 2016
Students of sociology at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne are receiving a rather banal message on economics: capitalism is evil. “The basic tenet of capitalism—who gets what is determined by private profit rather than by collective need—explains the persistence of poverty. The primacy of maximizing profit works to promote poverty in several ways. First, employers
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Does a Rape Culture Really Exist on College Campuses?0
- Culture
- October 27, 2016
Many people believe that the nation’s college campuses have become hotbeds of sexual assault. In June, after a student at Stanford University was convicted of rape but given a light sentence, Vice President Joe Biden wrote an open letter to the female victim: You were failed by a culture on our college campuses where one in five
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Why Professors Are Writing Crap That Nobody Reads 24
- Education
- October 26, 2016
Professors usually spend about 3-6 months (sometimes longer) researching and writing a 25-page article to submit to an academic journal. And most experience a twinge of excitement when, months later, they open a letter informing them that their article has been accepted for publication, and will therefore be read by… … an average of ten
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‘Sweet Land of Liberty’: Colin Kaepernick and Freedom of Speech 0
- Culture
- October 26, 2016
Every week for two months, quarterback Colin Kaepernick of the American professional football team the San Francisco 49ers has refused to stand during the playing of his country’s national anthem. He has instead knelt down as his protest of alleged systematic racism in American society and in solidarity with the powerful Black Live Matters movement.
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Why Most People Today Are Acting Rather Than Thinking 0
- Culture
- October 26, 2016
If you were one of those people who patiently suffered watched the 2016 presidential debates, you probably noticed that both candidates are ready to take action and implement big plans. Build a wall. Provide free college for everyone. And on it goes. But when each of the candidates is given more time to talk about
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The Best Way to Teach Kids to Hate History? Rely Only on Textbooks 0
- Culture
- October 26, 2016
Whenever I hear that only 12 percent of American students are proficient in history, I have to shake my head in amazement. How in the world can so few students be proficient in a subject that’s so fascinating? Historian David McCullough may have an answer to that question. Several years ago he noted that contemporary
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