728 x 90

Blog 3 Columns

  • What Rightward Shift in Higher Ed?

    What Rightward Shift in Higher Ed?0

    Over the past 50 years, American higher education has been “transformed” in a rightward direction by an influx of philanthropic efforts by conservative billionaires and foundations — or so claims a newly released report by David Austin Walsh for the Urban Institute. The transformation claimed by the Urban Institute report is multifaceted, allegedly bringing an

    READ MORE
  • Spotting Doublethink in Ourselves

    Spotting Doublethink in Ourselves0

    George Packer has a good review essay of a new book about the George Orwell novel 1984. Excerpt: We stagger under the daily load of doublethink pouring from Trump, his enablers in the Inner Party, his mouthpieces in the Ministry of Truth, and his fanatical supporters among the proles. Spotting doublethink in ourselves is much

    READ MORE
  • Rose Wilder Lane Explains Why Anti-Semitism Threatens Freedom

    Rose Wilder Lane Explains Why Anti-Semitism Threatens Freedom0

    On college campuses, among celebrities, and among socialist politicians, anti-Semitism is in vogue. Rose Wilder Lane would tell you it is no accident that freedom is simultaneously in retreat. Rose Wilder Lane, the daughter of Laura Ingalls Wilder, was a famed journalist who helped to ghostwrite her mother’s Little House on the Prairie books. In

    READ MORE
  • Is the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Really Underpaid?

    Is the U.S. Women’s Soccer Team Really Underpaid?0

    The U.S. women’s soccer team is currently playing in the World Cup in France, defending the title they won in 2015. They’ve had an incredible start, scoring 18 goals in the group stage – a record for the tournament – and beating Spain to reach the quarterfinals. Some see this success as fresh evidence in support of the

    READ MORE
  • Where Have All the Young Farmers Gone?

    Where Have All the Young Farmers Gone?0

    For farmers, retirement isn’t really a thing. It only happens when you physically cannot work any longer. It’s not unusual to see a farmer still “at it” well into his or her 80s. Farming is more than a job; it’s a way of life, and most farmers see its hard work as a virtue. My

    READ MORE
  • Three Reasons Why People Are Fascinated by Serial Killers

    Three Reasons Why People Are Fascinated by Serial Killers0

    I binge watch crime shows. My roommate is responsible. She got me to watch three episodes of CBS’ “Criminal Minds,” and I was hooked. Recently, I saw Netflix’s “Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile,” a portrayal of Ted Bundy’s life through his girlfriend’s eyes. I also watched Netflix’s “Conversations with a Killer: The Ted Bundy

    READ MORE
  • NBA Moves Away From Title of ‘Owner’ for Its Franchise Executives

    NBA Moves Away From Title of ‘Owner’ for Its Franchise Executives0

    In a league dominated by black athletes, the term “owner” is out of vogue when referencing executives of NBA franchises due to its perceived racial connotation of evoking America’s history of slavery. NBA Commissioner Adam Silver told TMZ Sports stopping the use of the word “owner” makes sense. “We moved away from that term years

    READ MORE
  • Can You Really ‘Ban’ the Negative Effects of Advertising?

    Can You Really ‘Ban’ the Negative Effects of Advertising?0

    The U.K. has recently hit upon a brilliant strategy to do away with harmful or offensive gender stereotypes – they are banning them from advertisements. Following outrage in the past couple of years over ads that were seen as toxic, the U.K. has responded by banning advertising that perpetuates negative stereotypes or equates physical attractiveness

    READ MORE
  • 7 Figures: How Americans Spend Their Time

    7 Figures: How Americans Spend Their Time0

    Every year the Bureau of Labor Statistics releases the American Time Use Survey (ATUS), which measures the amount of time people spend doing various activities, such as paid work, childcare, volunteering, and socializing. Here are seven figures you should know from the latest report: 1. In 2018, 89 percent of full-time employed persons worked on an

    READ MORE
© Copyright Intellectual Takeout 2024