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Justice and ‘Social Justice’: Two Very Different Things0
- Philosophy
- February 24, 2017
Recently, Harvard political theorist Danielle Allen wrote in the Washington Post of “The most important phrase in the Pledge of Allegiance” — “with liberty and justice for all.” Allen recognized that justice required “equality before the law” and that freedom exists “only when it is for everyone.” But she confused democracy — defined as progressives “build[ing] a distributed
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Former Stanford Provost: ‘The Threat from Within’0
- Culture
- February 24, 2017
Stanford News recently featured an excerpt from former Trustee John Etchemendy about the challenges higher education is facing. He begins by arguing, Universities are a fundamental force of good in the world. At their best, they mine knowledge and understanding, wisdom and insight, and then freely distribute these treasures to society at large. Theirs is
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Fewer Doctors Are Telling Patients They’re Overweight0
- Culture
- February 24, 2017
Not long ago, I heard a story of how a woman was incensed over the fact that a doctor told her to lose weight. It was gently pointed out to this person that it’s generally a doctor’s job to recognize health issues and bring them to a patient’s attention, even when those issues aren’t what
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Every Book Lover Should Be Able To Pass This Literature Quiz0
- Entertainment
- February 24, 2017
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Does America Still Believe in its Own Ideas?0
- Culture
- February 24, 2017
The other day, my mother handed me a couple of books she had found while sorting through my late grandfather’s belongings. One was entitled Military Science and Tactics: Infantry Basic Course, which I presume was left over from his days in basic training during World War II. While most of the book revolved around weapon
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Trump Voters: What Exactly Do You Mean by a ‘Great’ America?0
- Politics
- February 23, 2017
Dear Trump Voters, Let’s start with the basics. What exactly do you mean when you told me during the campaign that you want to ‘make America great again’? The slogan your candidate was elected on states outright that there was a time when America was great, that now America is not great, and that your
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Should Homeschoolers Be Allowed to Play Public School Sports?0
- Education
- February 23, 2017
Years ago, I was privy to an instance where a young, middle school girl was encouraged to join the swim team at her local neighborhood school. There was only one problem. The girl was homeschooled, a status which made her automatically ineligible to join the team and participate in the sport. But times have changed,
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Sage Steele: Worst Racism I Experience is from Black People0
- Culture
- February 23, 2017
ESPN host Sage Steele created a bit of a stir recently when she claimed the worst racism she has personally experienced has come from black folks. Steele made the claim on Feb. 16 during a discussion on race for the “Under Our Skin” forum held in Tampa, Fla., at The Crossing Church. Here’s what she
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Putin’s Claim on Crimea: Spurious or Legit?0
- Culture
- February 23, 2017
In an interview with ABC News last July, then-candidate Donald Trump said: “You know the people of Crimea, from what I’ve heard, would rather be with Russia than where they were.” Sounds about right: the ethnic split in Crimea is more than 65 percent Russian versus 15 percent Ukrainian. The results of a poll by
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