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  • Magazine Declares the Death of Free Will

    Magazine Declares the Death of Free Will0

    Does free will exist? Even if it does not, we’re better off believing it does. So argues philosopher, writer, and erstwhile diplomat Stephen Cave, in the June issue of The Atlantic. But does that even make sense? That depends on how one defines ‘free will’—a question which Cave addresses only obliquely, and to which I

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  • Intolerant Leftists Shut Down Gay Alt-Right Speaker

    Intolerant Leftists Shut Down Gay Alt-Right Speaker0

    It seems that every week or even every few days we’re treated to another example of college students blocking free speech, shouting down a speaker, or thoroughly disrupting an event. What’s surprising is who is doing it. All of these videos so far have been self-acclaimed “social justice warriors” on the Left or members of

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  • Can You Define These Winning Scripps Spelling Bee Words?

    Can You Define These Winning Scripps Spelling Bee Words?0

    Over the last ten decades, students from all over the United States have made their way to the Scripps National Spelling Bee. In most cases, only one winner walks away with the prize after spelling a little-known word. And in most cases, the rest of us walk away scratching our heads over the definition of

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  • Why We Should Stop Referring to the Brain as a Computer

    Why We Should Stop Referring to the Brain as a Computer0

    If you study the long history of science, it’s striking how the thought of each age is dominated by some-or-other ruling metaphor that eventually gives way to another. That’s especially true when it comes to explaining human intelligence. (You can learn how in this book.) Ever since computer technology took off after World War II, our ruling metaphor for the human brain is

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  • Why We Need Alpha Males

    Why We Need Alpha Males0

    My colleague, Annie Holmquist, discovered some statistics about the decline in masculinity that have troubled me since the moment I looked over them. Here’s the key part of her piece: “In recent years, a mildly trending topic of discussion has been the question, ‘Where have all the men gone?’ While there are a number of

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  • What is Law?

    What is Law?0

    In the West, while there is a very long history of debate over law in society, the assumptions upon which the law rested have often been broadly shared, having come from the synthesis of Christianity and Hellenism or, as it is often referred to, the Greco-Roman, Judeo-Christian heritage. In The Law (1850), the political and

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  • Should Women Be Subject to the Draft?

    Should Women Be Subject to the Draft?0

    A recent amendment to the House’s annual defense authorization bill would require women to register for the draft as well as men. Not surprisingly, this issue is one which is hotly contested. The amendment barely survived the committee vote (32-30), and the amendment could be removed from the bill long before it passes the House

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  • More Evidence of Male-Female Role Reversal?

    More Evidence of Male-Female Role Reversal?0

    The big news out this morning is the Pew Research finding that more young people ages 18 to 34 are living with their parents rather than married or cohabitating in their own households. Already, gallons of ink are being spilled by major news media about how this trend is driven by “declining employment” and a

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  • Magazine in 2013: Socialist Venezuela an ‘Economic Miracle’

    Magazine in 2013: Socialist Venezuela an ‘Economic Miracle’0

    A humanitarian crisis is unfolding in Venezuela. Inflation is rampant (700 percent, as of Tuesday) and there is not enough food to feed the nation’s 31 million mouths. U.S. companies are pulling out.  One of the reasons the crisis in Venezuela is so tragic is that it was so predictable. Mary Anastasia O’Grady, writing in

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