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Politico.EU: ‘Europe’s Muslims hate the West’0
- Culture
- April 5, 2016
Leon de Winter, a Dutch novelist and political commentator, pushed the boundaries of acceptable discussion following the Brussels attacks with a recent piece titled “Europe’s Muslims hate the West.” At the core of his argument is the difficulty or even outright refusal of some Muslim immigrants to assimilate to the West. He begins by arguing
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Is It Still Important to Teach Children to Cook?0
- Culture
- April 5, 2016
For those who regularly whip up a meal and eat dinner at home, cooking out of a meal kit like those from Plated or Blue Apron sounds ridiculous. But in spite of the eye-rolling these kits have induced, the New York Times reports that they’re catching on with the public: “In the span of a
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Do You Live in a Bubble?0
- Culture
- April 5, 2016
Charles Murray, libertarian and scholar at American Enterprise Institute, has argued for some time that the upper classes in American society are increasingly becoming disconnected from poor and working class whites. The thesis was the crux of his 2012 book, “Coming Apart: The State of White America 1960-2010.” PBS recently released a second version of
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This Reason for the Veto is Practically Unheard of these Days 0
- History
- April 5, 2016
On this day in 1792, George Washington issued the first presidential veto in American history. It was short and sweet, consisting of three paragraphs and listing his objections based on constitutional grounds. James Madison was the next president to use the veto pen. Like Washington’s, many of Madison’s vetoes were to the point and expressed
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Are we creating Men without Chests?0
- Culture
- April 5, 2016
Much can be said and has been said about modern education. The catchphrase that seems to capture it best is ‘college and career ready’. But what does that even mean? What does it mean to be prepared? As we watch college students now requiring safe spaces and therapy due to partiers wearing sombreros or a
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How the Declaration of Independence was Unoriginal 0
- History
- April 5, 2016
The opening of the Declaration of Independence, the document that formally kicked off the American Colonies’ drive to establish an independent country from Great Britain, is a beloved document for most Americans. We should all know it by heart, but if one doesn’t, here it is: When in the Course of human events, it becomes
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