Blog 3 Columns

G.K. Chesterton on the Fundamental Difference Between the ‘Average Man’ and the ‘Average Woman’0
- Culture
- May 4, 2018
G.K. Chesterton’s thoughts on the differences between the sexes did not begin and end with the issue of the vote. Far from it. As he saw it, the differences were much more profound and much more mysterious than that. Were these differences rooted in biology or in something else? Was it a matter of nature
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Boy Scouts Nix the Word ‘Boy,’ Showing They No Longer Believe in Masculinity 0
- Culture
- May 4, 2018
It seems the Boy Scouts of America would prefer not to exist. On Wednesday, the Boy Scouts announced that their signature program known simply as the “Boy Scouts”—which serves ages 10 to 17—will no longer bear the word “boy.” Beginning in February, it will be known as Scouts BSA. This change comes only months after
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What 19 in 20 Americans Don’t Know About World Poverty 0
- Economics
- May 3, 2018
An overwhelming majority—95 percent—of Americans are confused about the state of global poverty. A survey from the late Hans Rosling’s web project Gapminder assessed the public’s knowledge on that subject. The survey asked twelve thousand people in fourteen countries if, over the last two decades, the proportion of the world’s population living in extreme poverty has a)
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Screenshot of 2004 Conversation Proves Mark Zuckerberg Never Cared About Your Privacy 0
- Culture
- May 3, 2018
I recently golfed with a friend who works at a large corporation. When the topic of work came up, we swapped stories about our mutual loathing of Facebook. I complained about its algorithm changes, which make it much more difficult to reach our audience. She complained about the mass amounts of personal data her company
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Most Americans Can’t Answer These Four Civics Questions… Here’s One Reason Why 0
- Culture
- May 3, 2018
Pew Research recently ran a report on political engagement in America. What caught my eye was the short, seven-question civics test embedded below. As Pew explains, four of the questions in particular, including those about the Electoral College, presidential term limits, and Senate procedures, reveal a lot about American knowledge of government. Perhaps it’s no
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Here’s How Few Republicans Are On College Faculties 0
- Education
- May 3, 2018
Just within the past week or so, some shocking professorial behavior has come to light. In the wake of Barbara Bush’s death, California State University, Fresno professor Randa Jarrar took to Twitter to call the former first lady an “amazing racist.” Jarrar added: PSA: either you are against these pieces of s— and their genocidal
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5 Facts about Karl Marx 0
- Economics
- May 3, 2018
This Saturday is the 200th anniversary of the birth of Karl Marx, the most destructively influential writer on economics in world history. Here are five facts should know about the German philosopher and co-author of The Communist Manifesto: 1. As a student at the University of Bonn, Marx was introduced to the philosophy of the late
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Why So Many Intellectuals Fail to Grasp the Nature of the State 0
- Culture
- May 2, 2018
It took me a long time to come to grips with the nature of the state. Once I had done so, at least so far as the fundamentals are concerned, I found it almost amusing to ponder how so many analysts and writers, some of them deep, first-rate thinkers, discuss the matter. For the great
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Universities Now Requiring Applicants to Submit ‘Contribution to Diversity’ Statements 0
- May 2, 2018
Thinking about applying for a faculty position at the University of California San Diego (see hundreds of openings here) or other public universities in California like the University of California-Berkeley? Here’s a checklist for your application materials: Cover Letter? v Curriculum Vitae (CV)? v Letters of Recommendation? v References? v Teaching Evaluations? v Statement of
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G.K. Chesterton on the Fundamental Difference Between the ‘Average Man’ and the ‘Average Woman’0