Blog 3 Columns

How a study about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was doctored, adding to pain and stigma 0
- Science
- March 23, 2017
The public relies on scientists to report their findings accurately and completely, but that does not always happen. Too often, researchers announce only their most favorable outcomes, while keeping more disappointing results well out of sight. This phenomenon, first identified by the psychologist Robert Rosenthal in 1979, is called the “file drawer problem.” Although it
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Documentary on Yale Reveals How Scary U.S. Campuses Have Become 0
- Culture
- March 23, 2017
We have written a lot about the suppression of free speech on campuses and touched on some of the things that have gone on at Yale. But I have seen nothing better on this front than the 12-minute YouTube video I watched this morning, We the Internet TV‘s short documentary “Silence U Part 2: What has Yale Become?”
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College Prez: ‘I’m Scared’ by Rise of Emotionalism on Campus 0
- Culture
- March 23, 2017
We’ve seen campus discord explode in recent years and it seems to be picking up steam in the past few months. Whether it’s the issue of Halloween costumes at Yale, or white girls wearing hoop earrings, or Charles Murray speaking at a campus lecture, there always seems to be something that has students riled up.
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California Schools Facing Teacher and Staff Cuts—Because They Got Whiter 0
- Culture
- March 23, 2017
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA (March 23) — Parents of students at Walter Reed Middle School received disappointing news this month when they were told by school officials that class sizes were increasing and some teachers and staff would be losing their jobs. Disappointment turned to anger for many, however, when they were told the reason: The
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When a Man in a Women’s Restroom is Finally Seen as Wrong 0
- March 22, 2017
After opening the blog post she felt necessary to write by saying that she was reluctant to write it, as a tolerant person who would likely be labeled and derided as intolerant, ‘The Get Real Mom’ stated clearly: “This is a story about a biological man in the women’s restroom.” Innate sensibility prevailed when a startled
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Trump’s credibility takes a hit as FBI finds no evidence of Obama ‘wiretap’0
- International
- March 22, 2017
FBI Director James Comey and National Security Agency Director Michael S. Rogers have both testified before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence that they do not have any information or evidence to support US President Donald Trump’s claims the Obama administration wiretapped Trump Tower during the election. The committee is investigating allegations of collusion
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THIS is why International Students Always Trounce Americans 0
- Culture
- March 22, 2017
When it comes to international tests like the PISA exam, the U.S. doesn’t have much to crow about. On the most recent assessment the U.S. ranked 23rd in Reading, 24th in Science, and 38th in Math, continuing America’s slump in education. What gives? A recent report from the left-leaning Brookings Institution may shed some light
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Gregory Watson: The C Student Who Amended the Constitution 0
- Education
- March 22, 2017
How likely is it that a C college student would set off events that would amend the U.S. Constitution? After all, amending the Constitution of the United States is notoriously difficult. There have been just 27 amendments in the 241-year history of the United States, and only 15 amendments have been passed since 1803. The
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Five Graphs That Will Change Your Mind About Poverty 0
- Culture
- March 22, 2017
Angus Deaton, the Nobel-prize winning economist (who also sits on the advisory board of HumanProgress.org), recently reiterated his belief that on the whole the world is getting better ” if not, as he accepted, everywhere or for everyone at once. Perhaps that comes as no surprise, but the idea that the world is getting better in regards
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How a study about Chronic Fatigue Syndrome was doctored, adding to pain and stigma 0