Blog 3 Columns

The Disenchantment of the Modern Professor 0
- Education
- November 3, 2017
As demonstrated by some of the responses to my blog post—“Why Professors Are Writing Crap That Nobody Reads”—today’s academics can be a sensitive bunch. Most professors seemed to agree with me that much—not all—of academic research today is poorly written, obscurantist, and of dubious merit. Other professors, however, were furious that someone would dare make that
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How Political Correctness Is Driving the Breakdown of Society 0
- November 3, 2017
Political correctness often seems like it has become a prized virtue not only in the U.S., but in many other parts of the world. Because of its high-profile popularity, one tends to sit up and take note when anyone questions the wisdom of clinging to political correctness. Such is the case with Dame Louise Casey,
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How Celebrities Cleverly Evade Responsibility for their Actions 0
- November 3, 2017
Both Harvey Weinstein and Kevin Spacey have announced they are going into “rehab” in order to seek “treatment” for the actions that have recently come to light. Weinstein said he, like Tiger Woods and Anthony Weiner, as well as numerous celebrities before him, is going into “treatment” for “sex addiction.” It was not disclosed what
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Why Restaurants Increasingly Are Banning Children 0
- November 2, 2017
Most restaurants want to cater to their customers’ whims and needs as much as possible. And so they serve the food customers like, remember their names, and in general, make the atmosphere welcoming and conducive to bringing in future business. But some restaurants are having to turn away customers – and not because they don’t
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What These 3 Doctors Think Should Be Done For Children Who Think They Are Transgender 0
- November 2, 2017
Three doctors, specializing in pediatrics, biology and psychiatry, are criticizing what they say is the reliance on feelings over facts when it comes to studying and treating children who think they’re transgender. In a panel discussion at The Heritage Foundation, the doctors said the transgender ideology permeating society today is hurting children and undermining scientific
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What Hollywood is Really Worried About with the Kevin Spacey Allegations 0
- November 2, 2017
According to Hollywood logic, if you sexually harass underage boys, for Heaven’s sake don’t also say that you’re gay. In recent days, the floodgates have opened, and the cesspool of sexual harassment inside Hollywood is being revealed for all to see. Hollywood… you know: the people who like to give the rest of us sanctimonious
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It’s National Men Make Dinner Day—and Twitter is Outraged 0
- November 2, 2017
In case you missed it, #NationalMenMakeDinnerDay was trending like crazy on Twitter today. Now, I had never heard of National Men Make Dinner Day before Nov 1, 2017. But according to the internet, which is never wrong, it lands on the first Thursday of November and was started by someone named Sandy Sharkey in 1998.
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Can You Pass This 8th Grade Mental Arithmetic Quiz from 1922?0
- November 2, 2017
The other day I heard a young high school student ask his mother for a calculator. When asked why, he responded that he needed it to do a basic division problem. His mother rolled her eyes and told him that he could do that with a pencil and paper. I agreed with her assessment of
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Why This Communist Restaurant Failed 0
- November 1, 2017
I frequently teach economics principles courses, offering many college students their first exposure to the subject. While we cover all the basics—supply and demand, elasticity (consumer and producer sensitivity to price changes), taxation, trade, and externalities—I’m under no illusion that most of them will remember a lot of the material come a year from now,
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The Disenchantment of the Modern Professor 0