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Media’s Hit Job on Chip and Joanna Gaines is Dangerous0
- Culture
- December 6, 2016
By now most people have probably heard about BuzzFeed’s odd story on Chip and Joanna Gaines, co-hosts of HGTV’s hit show Fixer Upper. In case you somehow missed it, Brandon Ambrosino offers a tidy summary of BuzzFeed writer Kate Aurthur’s 1,200-word story at the Washington Post: Two popular celebrities might oppose same-sex marriage because the pastor of the
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How to Actually Learn Latin0
- Education
- December 6, 2016
A growing number of students and adults today are expressing a desire to learn Latin. For over a thousand years, this ancient language was one of the building blocks of Western education. But in recent decades, there has been a concerted effort to remove Latin from curricula in schools across America and Europe. This
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Why Schools Shouldn’t Teach Generic Critical-Thinking0
- Education
- December 5, 2016
Being an air-traffic controller is not easy. At the heart of the job is a cognitive ability called ‘situational awareness’ that involves ‘the continuous extraction of environmental information [and the] integration of this information with prior knowledge to form a coherent mental picture’. Vast amounts of fluid information must be held in the mind and,
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Why School Choice Won’t Fix Education0
- Western Civilization
- December 5, 2016
President-Elect Donald Trump has announced Betsy DeVos as his choice to head the U.S. Department of Education. The pick is a clear signal that the Trump administration is intent on pursuing school choice, a fact that the wailing and gnashing of teeth among the self-interested educational establishment would seem to confirm. But it is important
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Why Gay Men in Relationships Should Think About HIV0
- Culture
- December 5, 2016
In a relationship there are myriad issues to manage. Who walks the dog? Does his mother like me? Whom are we supporting to win RuPaul’s “Drag Race All Stars 2”? But there is one issue that can often be harder to manage – how do we as a couple deal with HIV? Gay men and
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The Historical Origin of ‘Political Correctness’0
- Culture
- December 5, 2016
In the November issue of Claremont Review of Books, Angelo M. Codevilla wrote a deep-dive article on the rise of political correctness in America. The phrase “politically correct” is ubiquitous in America today. I complain about political correctness now and again, but I’d never given any thought to the phrase’s origins. Codevilla, however, offers a fascinating
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In Defense of Trump’s Deal with Carrier0
- Economics
- December 5, 2016
Donald Trump hasn’t yet made the move from Trump Tower to America’s most expensive public housing, but he was able to come through with one campaign promise this week by announcing a deal with Indiana-based Carrier Air Conditioning that will keep almost 1,000 jobs in the state. As reported, the deal seems largely focused on
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Colleges Offer ‘Puppy Therapy’ to Stressed Students0
- Culture
- December 5, 2016
Ah, finals week! It’s full of frantic studying, all-nighters, and 20-page papers whose outlines, rough drafts, and final copies get written in record time. Naturally, that work can cause an inordinate amount of stress, and universities are finally being sensitive enough to help students cope with it. According to Campus Reform, the following stress-coping techniques
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Chesterton: In Defense of Eating that Christmas Turkey0
- Culture
- December 5, 2016
The holiday season is here, and with it comes the dance to make sure nobody is offended. Want to have a holiday party at work? Better make it a generic potluck so the Jehovah’s Witness will come. Concerned that the Charlie Brown Christmas play is too religious in nature? Better neutralize it so no one
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