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  • Brexit: Where Are We?

    Brexit: Where Are We?0

    The Future of Brexit By 2014, the UKIP was starting to compete with the Conservative Party’s voting base. To deal with this, David Cameron, the Prime Minister at that time, decided to hold a referendum on June 23rd, 2016. By doing this, Cameron hoped to demonstrate that the notion of Brexit was unpopular, hence destroying

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  • Are Transwomen Transforming the World of Sports?

    Are Transwomen Transforming the World of Sports?0

    Last week New Zealand weightlifter Laurel Hubbard won gold medals at Apia’s Faleata Sports Complex. She is now the Oceania senior champion, the Commonwealth senior champion, and the Pacific Games senior champion. She is looking forward to a spot in her nation’s 2020 Olympic team. The 41-year-old lifted a total of 268 kg in the women’s

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  • What the 15-Hour Work Week Prophets Failed to Account for

    What the 15-Hour Work Week Prophets Failed to Account for0

    There is a utopian vision shared by hard workers everywhere: One day we will look back on all our accomplishments and say “at last, the age of respite and luxury has finally arrived!” But as the forecasted luxury manifests all around us, the respite is nowhere in sight. John Maynard Keynes, one of history’s most

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  • What ‘The Little Mermaid’ Really Teaches About Unrequited Love

    What ‘The Little Mermaid’ Really Teaches About Unrequited Love0

    Ah, unrequited love! It’s the bane of any young daydreamer. The Little Mermaid is a great story that teaches how to deal with such sorrowful heartbreak: accept reality and abandon selfish schemes. Perhaps you’re thinking: “Wait. That’s not what happens in the Disney movie!” In remembering The Little Mermaid from our childhood and anticipating Disney’s

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  • The ‘Okie from Muskogee,’ 50 Years Later

    The ‘Okie from Muskogee,’ 50 Years Later0

    I have been asked many times what my favorite Merle Haggard song is. For me, that’s a lot like asking a mother to name a favorite among her children. But if I had to answer (with gun to my head) I’d have to pick the “Okie from Muskogee,” first recorded in July of 1969. Haggard got the

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  • Did We Mishear Neil Armstrong’s Famous First Words on the Moon?

    Did We Mishear Neil Armstrong’s Famous First Words on the Moon?0

    On July 20, 1969, an estimated 650 million people watched in suspense as Neil Armstrong descended a ladder towards the surface of the Moon. As he took his first steps, he uttered words that would be written into history books for generations to come: “That’s one small step for man. One giant leap for mankind.”

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  • A Time for Trade Schools

    A Time for Trade Schools1

    Solving the huge debt incurred by young adults who took out loans to attend college has become a key policy debate. Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt., for example, recently announced proposed legislation to eliminate student loan debt by taxing bonds and stocks. By the beginning of 2019, student loan debt was at an all-time high: Over 44 million borrowers

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  • Who Is for Middle America?

    Who Is for Middle America?0

    The late Edward Abbey, an irascible and irreverent American environmentalist, took aim at the immigration ideologues in terms still relevant for our time: “The conservatives love their cheap labor; the liberals love their cheap cause.” In other words, if the Republican Party and the Democratic Party can silently agree on one thing, it is that immigration is

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  • The School Segregation Farce

    The School Segregation Farce0

    A new frequent allegation of progressive politicians and media outlets is that America’s schools are becoming more racially segregated. They then argue that government must do something about it, like for example, go back to the forced busing policies of the 1970s. According to Bernie Sanders, Kamala Harris, the New York Times, the Los Angeles

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