Blog 3 Columns

The Pro-Art Case for Defunding the National Endowment for the Arts 0
- Culture
- March 20, 2017
President Trump has released his budget blueprint. From a big picture perspective, the size of government won’t change. He’s kicking the can down the road on entitlements, which is obviously disappointing for people who can add and subtract. He does cut some domestic programs, but taxpayers won’t reap the benefits since those savings will be
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Professor: Relativism Destroying Our Esteem for Education 0
- Culture
- March 20, 2017
The education system gets a lot of flack these days: students are falling behind internationally; students don’t know history; students don’t know how to engage in rational discourse, and on it goes. But while these issues are very real and concerning, they are really only symptoms of a greater problem. In his 1956 essay, Education
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Not Everyone Can Handle the Truth 0
- Education
- March 20, 2017
When it comes to arguing over differences on an important point, “saving your breath” on someone isn’t always an act of dismissiveness. In some cases, it’s probably an act of wisdom. The democratization of intellect in America has created the impression that almost everyone should be capable of rational discourse. After all, we live in
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New Poll Shows a Frightening Percentage of Americans Can’t Name a Single Supreme Court Justice (See Graph)0
- Education
- March 20, 2017
In advance of the Neil Gorsuch confirmation hearings being held in the Senate this week, C-Span decided it was time to pull out its recurring poll on American perception of the Supreme Court. Per usual, the questions asked opinions on the effectiveness of the Supreme Court, of its impact on everyday life, and how much
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How do you remember a rock god? The complicated legacy of Chuck Berry 0
- Culture
- March 20, 2017
The death of Chuck Berry over the weekend at the age of 90 has led to an outpouring of respect for a man widely recognised as one of the most important founding figures of rock and roll. His place in the music canon is undoubtedly deserved, and is likely to be enduring. Berry’s musical legacy
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Former Maxim Model Running for Congress–But Shhh…Don’t Mention Maxim 0
- Culture
- March 20, 2017
Alejandra “Ali” Campoverdi is running for Congress in California’s 34th district. A former White House aide in the Obama administration, Campoverdi blasted Donald Trump in a recent campaign video. “If Donald Trump wants to have a conversation about women’s bodies,” says Alejandra Campoverdi, “let’s start with mine.” WATCH: I refuse to let @realDonaldTrump & Republicans
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75 Years Later, Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics Need Updating 0
- Culture
- March 20, 2017
When science fiction author Isaac Asimov devised his Three Laws of Robotics he was thinking about androids. He envisioned a world where these human-like robots would act like servants and would need a set of programming rules to prevent them from causing harm. But in the 75 years since the publication of the first story
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6 Questions to Ask to Determine if You’re an Alienated Soul 0
- Philosophy
- March 20, 2017
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Trump Budget Aims to Take Politics Out of Science 0
- Economics
- March 17, 2017
The Trump administration has released its proposed 2018 budget, and within it are some things worth cheering. Trump’s “America First budget” includes needed cuts to the regulatory state, defunds efforts to purchase more Federal land, eliminates funding for 19 minor government agencies, and makes significant cuts to a number of more significant ones — including
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The Pro-Art Case for Defunding the National Endowment for the Arts 0