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  • Indiana Univ. Scholar Explains How Awesome Sharia Law Is

    Indiana Univ. Scholar Explains How Awesome Sharia Law Is0

    My knowledge of Sharia Law is modest. So when I came across an article on The Conversation—“What Sharia law means: Five questions answered”—written by Indiana University professor Asma Afsaruddin, I decided to learn a little more about it.    I’m glad I did this, because apparently a lot of my assumptions on Sharia Law were

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  • Charles Murray: Violent Middlebury Protesters Should Be Suspended or Expelled

    Charles Murray: Violent Middlebury Protesters Should Be Suspended or Expelled0

    When Dr. Charles Murray went to give a speech at Middlebury College at the beginning of March, he was met by a large crowd of student protesters and angry community members, some wearing black ski masks. Murray was unable to give his speech at the venue due to the protests and was forced to broadcast

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  • A (Real) Handmaid’s Tale

    A (Real) Handmaid’s Tale0

    Whether you are pro-this or anti-that, a passionate believer in human dignity, or an ultra-rational utilitarian, your bioethics always has to begin with the facts. While knowledge of consequences is only part of ethical decision-making, it is an essential part. Surrogacy is one issue in which the public gets only a very partial vision of

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  • 5 Scientists Skeptical of Climate Change

    5 Scientists Skeptical of Climate Change0

    We’re often told that the science on global warming is “settled.” Our planet is warming, humans are the primary or sole cause, and something must be done or our planet will soon look like this. But is that really the case? As it turns out, many distinguished scientists are not on board with this assessment.

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  • ‘Deadbeat Dad’ Stigma Should Be Brought Back

    ‘Deadbeat Dad’ Stigma Should Be Brought Back0

    “Deadbeat Dads”—absent fathers who don’t provide financial support for their children—are one of the most significant factors contributing to child poverty in America. So why do some single women have children outside of marriage when they know they will receive little to no support from the child’s father? A 2014 study from the University of Georgia and

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  • ‘Preaching to the Choir’: A New Theory on Why American Politics are So Polarized

    ‘Preaching to the Choir’: A New Theory on Why American Politics are So Polarized0

    There is an enormous body of research out there that explores why modern American politics are so polarized. It’s also a question many Americans are asking. (The question comes up second on Google if one types in “Why is American politics…”.) There are many good theories out there. Bill Bishop’s “big sort” hypothesis suggests Americans

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  • The Disappearing Valedictorian: Another Victim of the Participation Trophy Generation?

    The Disappearing Valedictorian: Another Victim of the Participation Trophy Generation?0

    One of the central plots in Lucy Maud Montgomery’s Anne of Green Gables concerns the fractious relationship between Anne Shirley and Gilbert Blythe. This friction primarily plays out in the classroom where Anne determines to get ahead of Gilbert in every subject even if it kills her: “Now Gilbert was head of the spelling class;

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  • NYT Writer: Cultural Appropriation is the New Blasphemy

    NYT Writer: Cultural Appropriation is the New Blasphemy0

    Whether it’s hoop earrings, dreadlocks, or Taco Tuesdays, America seems to have a fascination with cultural appropriation. So much so, that it appears things are getting a little out of hand, a fact which author Kenan Malik noted in the New York Times the other day. According to Malik, various editors and artists who reference

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  • Is Our Culture’s Focus on Gender Childish?

    Is Our Culture’s Focus on Gender Childish?0

    One of the joys of being a parent—I have three children, ages 6, 4, and 8 months—is that one gets to witness individual case studies in human nature.     It’s no secret that small children are basically all id. They are capable of warmth and compassion, but those traits often disappear as soon as

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