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Hong Kong Protests Highlight Failings of UK-China Agreement 35 Years In0
- History
- September 26, 2019
September 26 marks the 35th anniversary of the draft agreement of the Sino-British Joint Declaration. This agreement allowed China to regain control of Hong Kong following 150 years of British rule. Signed in 1984, the treaty saw mainland China make several promises regarding the status of Hong Kong. These promises were to be kept until at
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Gender-Neutral Dolls: Toying with Kids’ Sexuality0
- Culture
- September 26, 2019
Toy maker Mattel has launched a new range of gender neutral dolls on the market, and Telegraph writer Celia Walden has had an early preview. She tells us that she was prepared to “mask [her] horror at a creation that would surely only be a an extension of the warped gender narrative currently confusing young
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Why We Should Take Greta Thunberg Seriously0
- Culture
- September 25, 2019
At this point, there’s hardly any need to repost the video of Greta Thunberg speaking at a U.N. press conference earlier this week, so widely has the footage been spread on social media. Fighting back tears and with a trembling voice, the 16-year-old issued an emotional call to fight climate change that has captured people’s
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Why the United Auto Workers GM Strike Is Headed for Failure0
- Economics
- September 25, 2019
The United Auto Workers union has a long history of successful strikes against General Motors. The most famous example is the 1936 to 1937 Flint strike that resulted in higher wages and the union being recognized for the first time as the sole collective bargaining representative of workers by GM. For the next 15 years,
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The Marxist Class System of Energy Drinks0
- Culture
- September 25, 2019
Recently I was drinking a can of Rockstar to get myself through a morning staff meeting. I thought nothing of the usual ribbing about my caffeine dependency, until a co-worker labeled Rockstar as the energy drink of the bourgeoisie. “Are you kidding?” I asked. “I can get this stuff on sale for a dollar a
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How Does Impeachment Work?0
- Politics
- September 25, 2019
It finally happened. The House of Representatives is “launching a formal impeachment inquiry into President Trump.” The grounds for impeachment? President Trump’s alleged talks with Ukrainian officials regarding an investigation into Joe Biden’s son’s business dealings in the Ukraine. At present, Bill Clinton and Andrew Johnson are the only presidents to be impeached in U.S. history. Although
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City Shuts Downs Preschoolers’ Farm Stand0
- Culture
- September 25, 2019
It’s like something out of The Onion: city manager shuts down preschool farm stand out of fear that, if allowed, “we could end up with one on every corner.” Farm Stand Shut Down Alas, this is not satire. It’s the current predicament facing the Little Ones Learning Center in Forest Park, Georgia, just outside of
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What’s Driving the Ballooning Support Staff in Public Schools?0
- Culture
- September 24, 2019
In the animated graphic below, University of Michigan economics professor Mark Perry charts the ballooning nature of public school staff, students, and spending since 1970. As Perry explains, the student population has increased by 10 percent in the last 50 years. The number of teachers has increased by nearly 60 percent in that same period.
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What the Jeffrey Epstein Case Reveals About Female Sex Offenders0
- Culture
- September 24, 2019
The recent indictment of Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking highlights the importance of understanding sex offenses perpetrated by women. Epstein allegedly did not act alone. In a variety of court filings, some of his female associates, most notably Ghislaine Maxwell, have been depicted as instrumental in his sexual encounters. None of them has been criminally
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