Blog 3 Columns

Why Emotionally Abusive Women Are Given a Pass in Pop Culture 0
- Culture
- June 2, 2017
Cultural commentary is usually interesting because it’s easy to relate to. Even if you don’t agree with the author’s conclusion or any soft political message, you recognize the scenes and situations that the writer describes. Yet as I read Karen Rinaldi’s article in Motto (an online project of Time), I thought she must live on
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This 1840 Quote Explains Why Black Graduation Ceremonies are Getting So Much Attention 0
- Culture
- June 2, 2017
By now you may have heard about the trend of separate graduation ceremonies. These separate ceremonies are reserved for student groups who feel marginalized on campus and opt to walk for their diploma with those who are most like them. The alternative ceremony with the highest profile occurred in May of 2017, when Harvard held
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Studying the Climate Doesn’t Make You an Expert on Economics and Politics 0
- Economics
- June 2, 2017
In response to the Trump administration’s announcement that it was pulling out of the Paris Climate Accord, some of his critics declared that anyone who likes “science” would have supported the accord. Not surprisingly, Neil deGrasse Tyson rushed to declare that Trump supported the withdrawal because his administration “never learned what Science is or how
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Scientists may have discovered evidence of a parallel universe 0
- Science
- June 2, 2017
Scientists have long tried to explain the origin of a mysterious, large and anomalously cold region of the sky. In 2015, they came close to figuring it out as a study showed it to be a “supervoid” in which the density of galaxies is much lower than it is in the rest of the universe.
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Environmental Scholar’s Statement on U.S. Withdrawal from the Paris Climate Treaty 0
- Economics
- June 2, 2017
In response to the U.S. withdrawing from the Paris climate treaty, I’ve issued the following statement: The Paris climate treaty is climatically insignificant. EPA’s own models show it would only lower global warming by an inconsequential two-tenths of a degree Celsius by 2100. The cost to the U.S. – in the form of required payments
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Doctor: ADHD Drugs are a Risky Experiment for American Kids 0
- Culture
- June 2, 2017
Dr. Leonard Sax is known for making unusual statements regarding raising children. The reason his comments are so unusual? They’re simple common sense, a trait often lacking in modern culture. Dr. Sax’s latest (non-politically correct) statements were made in an interview with C.M. Rubin for the Huffington Post when he raised questions about the intense
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6 Pulitzer Prize-Winning Books Actually Worth Reading 4
- Culture
- June 2, 2017
When I was a young teen, I found it odd that so many assigned books were, well, rubbish. Many of these books were critically acclaimed, and some of them had even won literary awards. But oftentimes authors seemed verbose, overwrought, and moralistic (in a postmodern sense). No, the pipe-smoking literary snobs in their tweed coats
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4 Reasons Trump Was Right to Pull Out of the Paris Agreement 0
- International
- June 2, 2017
President Donald Trump has fulfilled a key campaign pledge, announcing that the U.S. will withdraw from the Paris climate agreement. The Paris Agreement, which committed the U.S. to drastically reducing greenhouse gas emissions, was a truly bad deal—bad for American taxpayers, American energy companies, and every single American who depends on affordable, reliable energy. It
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Why C.S. Lewis Hated Vocational Education 1
- Education
- June 1, 2017
Interest in apprenticeship and vocational education has certainly been on the rise lately. Perhaps the most surprising thing is that support for it spans the political spectrum – everyone from President Trump to U.S. Sen. Amy Klobuchar sees the value of encouraging more vocational education. In light of this surging support, I found it interesting
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Why Emotionally Abusive Women Are Given a Pass in Pop Culture 0