Blog 3 Columns

China’s ‘Social Credit System’ Is a Totalitarian’s Dream Come True. Are We Far Behind?0
- Entertainment
- April 3, 2018
In its third season, the British science fiction TV series Black Mirror featured an episode called “Nosedive.” The episode, which was co-written by The Office actress Rashida Jones and starred Bryce Howard, depicted a society of smiling people who walked around with holographic bubbles that contained their “rating.” These ratings were based on how people were
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Bad Language Gets a Tenured Female Professor Fired for ‘Sexual Harassment’0
- Culture
- April 3, 2018
Tenure used to provide faculty members with solid protection against all but criminal behavior. But now it is proving no match for weak excuses for firing professors who administrators want to be rid of. Marquette University’s termination of political science Professor John McAdams for speaking his mind about a younger faculty colleague’s handling of a
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Why Are Teenagers So Depressed?0
- Culture
- April 2, 2018
On a November morning in 2003, Pope John Paul II spoke to an audience gathered at the Paul VI Hall in the Vatican. The theme of the speech was depression. The event had been arranged by the Pontifical Council for the Pastoral Care of Health Workers and the Sick, and in his speech, the pope
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We Don’t Give Our Kids Exams. But That Does Not Mean They Are Not Tested.0
- Culture
- April 2, 2018
“If you don’t teach them, how will they ever learn?” “If you give them freedom, how will they gain discipline?” “Without schooling, won’t they just do nothing all day?” These questions are only a sampling of the typical unschooler’s interrogation. I get it. Unschooling challenges everything we have been taught about learning, knowing, and growing.
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The Killing of the American White Male 0
- Culture
- April 2, 2018
Not long ago I was traveling back from a speaking engagement when I pulled into a Waffle House for breakfast. Waffle House is usually populated by working-class men at that time of morning, and this day was no exception. The exception was that I was joined at the counter by a well dressed, middle-aged white
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Rebuilding community starts with rebuilding family?0
- Culture
- April 2, 2018
In 1965, Sen. Daniel Patrick Moynihan (D) published what is commonly known today as The Moynihan Report. For anyone studying the decline of community and the rise of destructive social pathologies, it is a must-read document that has been proven prescient over the years. As the Report focuses primarily on the Black community, Sen. Moynihan
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Most Marital Difficulties Stem from One Thing: Ego 0
- Culture
- April 2, 2018
A paper published by the National Bureau of Economic Research finds that those who consider their spouse to be their best friend are twice as satisfied with their lives overall. The study controls for pre-marital well-being levels, age, gender, income, and health status. What is a best friend? Foremost, Melanie Curtin opines, “a best friend
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Donations to NRA Triple Amid Demands for Stricter Gun Control 0
- Politics
- April 2, 2018
Donations to the National Rifle Association’s political action committee more than tripled amid heightened calls for stricter gun control laws. After a 19-year-old with an AR 15-style rifle took 17 lives Feb. 14 at a high school in Parkland, Florida, some Americans demanded more restrictions on gun ownership. A retired Supreme Court justice, John Paul
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What the Original ‘Fascist Manifesto’ Said 0
- Culture
- March 29, 2018
A ghastly phantom has descended upon America: the specter of anti-capitalism. Young people march behind the socialist bandwagon and some activists block free speech as members of a group called “Antifa”. This “anti-fascist” movement engages in militant protests and does not shrink from using violence. As a part of the extreme left, the members of
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China’s ‘Social Credit System’ Is a Totalitarian’s Dream Come True. Are We Far Behind?0