Feeding Mind, Pursuing Truth
Blog 3 Columns
- Home
- Blog 3 Columns
Do Americans Even Care about Freedom Anymore?0
- History
- October 28, 2016
Think about the chief slogans for Campaign 2016, and then think back to the American founding. Something is missing. We have The Donald’s “Make America Great Again” up against Hillary’s “Stronger Together.” The two are virtually interchangeable. In fact, in 1992 a candidate by the name of Bill Clinton thought his moment had arrived to
READ MORE
Are Schools Flunking Their Primary Purpose?0
- Culture
- October 28, 2016
In a recent Washington Post article, author Sarah Hamaker described how many young adults no longer know how to do simple, basic skills: Colleges and employers alike are reporting that young people can’t do life’s most basic tasks. With all of our emphasis on academics and what it takes to get into college, essential life
READ MORE
A Former Teacher’s Smart Advice on How to Fix Education0
- Education
- October 28, 2016
An interesting article in The Washington Post caught my eye this morning. As author Jennifer Patterson explains, she and her husband did something unusual this year when they allowed their daughter to skip second grade. Such a decision, Patterson goes on to explain, was based on her daughter’s desire to be challenged in her schoolwork.
READ MORE
Why Did the Sexual Revolution Happen?0
- Culture
- October 27, 2016
You may wince at the crass behaviour of Donald Trump, roll your eyes at Caitlin/Bruce Jenner’s portrait on the cover of Vogue, or lament the legalization of same-sex marriage — but there is something even more painful about these events. We don’t know how we got here from there. Without sugar-coating the past, a bare
READ MORE
There’s No Moral Difference Between a Wall and a Migrant Visa0
- Culture
- October 27, 2016
A large portion of the world’s population lives in conditions that are hard to fathom for people in developed countries. Many of those living in extreme poverty would gladly move to the United States, the European Union or Australia if given a chance. In light of this, how should rich countries design and enforce their
READ MORE
Justice Clarence Thomas On Why Our Government is ‘Broken’0
- Culture
- October 27, 2016
Justice Clarence Thomas has earned a reputation for saying very little on the Supreme Court bench. He made an exception on Wednesday evening at an event hosted by the Heritage Foundation. Thomas, who was confirmed in 1991 after a messy confirmation, described Washington, D.C, as a ‘broken’ place: [T]his city is broken in some ways.
READ MORE
Does a Rape Culture Really Exist on College Campuses?0
- Culture
- October 27, 2016
Many people believe that the nation’s college campuses have become hotbeds of sexual assault. In June, after a student at Stanford University was convicted of rape but given a light sentence, Vice President Joe Biden wrote an open letter to the female victim: You were failed by a culture on our college campuses where one in five
READ MORE
Are These Strange Star Signals Evidence of Alien Intelligence?0
- Philosophy
- October 27, 2016
Two astronomers from the Université Laval in Quebec say they discovered unusual spectral emanation while studying a set of stars in the Sloan Digital Sky Survey. In a recently published paper, the authors suggested this “spectral modulation” could be the work of aliens manipulating starlight to contact other civilizations. The signals cannot be caused by
READ MORE
$180 College Textbook Says Capitalism Makes People Poor0
- October 27, 2016
Students of sociology at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne are receiving a rather banal message on economics: capitalism is evil. “The basic tenet of capitalism—who gets what is determined by private profit rather than by collective need—explains the persistence of poverty. The primacy of maximizing profit works to promote poverty in several ways. First, employers
READ MORE