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  • Trial By Ordeal Was Actually an Effective Test of Guilt

    Trial By Ordeal Was Actually an Effective Test of Guilt0

    The quest for criminal justice is fraught with uncertainty. Did the defendant commit the crime, or is he a victim of incriminating circumstances? Is he guilty as charged, or has he been charged guilty by an overzealous prosecutor? Unsure about the truth, we often end up guessing ‘He did it’ when he might not have,

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  • The Problem with the ‘Me Too’ Campaign

    The Problem with the ‘Me Too’ Campaign0

    “Me too.” If your social media feeds have been filled with your friends writing this phrase, you may be wondering exactly what’s going on. You can blame Alyssa Milano. On Sunday the actress tweeted: “Suggested by a friend: If all the women who have been sexually harassed or assaulted wrote ‘Me too’ as a status,

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  • Should Moms Work or Stay at Home?

    Should Moms Work or Stay at Home?0

    A while back, I asked what seemed to be a taboo question, namely, “Do men secretly want stay-at-home wives?” According to the responses and other polling, the answer to that question leans strongly in the affirmative direction. Other data suggest that women would answer a question about whether they secretly wanted to be stay-at-home wives

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  • Indoctrination Has Always Been the Goal of Progressive Education

    Indoctrination Has Always Been the Goal of Progressive Education0

    In recent years, many Americans have adopted the idea that public education is neutral ground. Such a mentality has undoubtedly sprung from the fact that the public school is the agent of the government, an entity which strives to keep itself clear from sectarian, political, or other ideological viewpoints. But in recent years, the falsity

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  • Economist: A ‘Great Reset’ is Coming to America

    Economist: A ‘Great Reset’ is Coming to America0

    Americans have become afraid of change. That’s the seemingly counterintuitive observation of Tyler Cowen’s newly released book, The Complacent Class: The Self-Defeating Quest for the American Change. Cowen is an economics professor at George Mason University who runs perhaps the most popular economics blog in the world, Marginal Revolution. Malcolm Gladwell, author of The Tipping

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  • College Professor Under Siege for Challenging Transgender Orthodoxy

    College Professor Under Siege for Challenging Transgender Orthodoxy0

    A Boise State University professor recently learned what happens when you challenge left-wing social narratives on college campuses. Scott Yenor, a tenured professor, has been under siege on campus after publishing articles with The Heritage Foundation and The Daily Signal about feminism and the transgender movement. In those articles, Yenor explained the similarity in philosophy

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