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The Failure of Money this Election0
- Politics
- May 10, 2016
Over the years a lot of Americans representing a wide variety of political stripes have been concerned about money in politics. One concern is the ability of money to change elections, the other concern is the power of money to influence legislation. Naturally, both concerns are reasonable. Throughout our history money and politics has been
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Test Scores in Trinidad Skyrocketed After This One Simple Change0
- Education
- May 10, 2016
In recent weeks, the big topic of discussion has revolved around bathrooms and whether or not there is value in limiting them to a single sex. Although not as visible, another gender debate has been in the works for years. That debate has to do with whether or not there is value in separating the
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Oscar Wilde: Wanting to Be Left Alone Is Not ‘Selfishness’0
- Literature
- May 10, 2016
Confession: Oscar Wilde is one of my favorite writers. Though he was what Dostoevsky would have described as “a dedicated sensualist,” Wilde possessed a true creative genius perhaps unmatched among his literary contemporaries. His essay “The Soul of Man under Socialism” is not, in my opinion, his best work. Written in 1891, it’s largely a
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Is the Disappearance of a Sabbath Linked to Family Decline?0
- Culture
- May 10, 2016
A few years ago, I was chatting with a nurse at a care facility about her days off. I quickly discovered that those days were spent at another job and that she rarely saw her children because she worked seven days a week. While many Americans do not work seven days a week like this
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Forgotten: What happened after the Doolittle Raid.0
- History
- May 10, 2016
In the early days of World War II as the Japanese advanced their “Greater East Asia Co-Prosperity Sphere” through the military subjugation of an incredible number of peoples, islands, and nations, they turned their attention to the United States. In what was hoped to be a knock-out blow to the United States, the Japanese struck
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DOJ demands censorship at the University of New Mexico0
- Culture
- May 10, 2016
On April 22, the Justice Department ordered the University of New Mexico to adopt an unconstitutional speech code. It is demanding that the University label as “sexual harassment” all “unwelcome” sexual conduct, including “verbal” conduct (that is, speech). The university must encourage students to report it as such; and investigate it when it is reported. Thus, if
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An Auschwitz Survivior’s Search for Meaning0
- Education
- May 10, 2016
This year marks the 70th anniversary of the publication of Man’s Search for Meaning, one of the most powerful statements of human dignity written in the last century. The author was Viktor Frankl, an Austrian psychiatrist and a Jew, who spent about three years in concentration camps, including Auschwitz. His father, mother, brother and his pregnant
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10 Cognitive Biases That Affect Your Everyday Decisions0
- Economics
- May 10, 2016
A cognitive bias is defined as a pattern of thinking that deviates from norm or rationality in judgment. Inferences about other people and situations are often woven in an illogical fashion, and individuals can create their own “subjective reality” from their respective perceptions. Got that? Okay. Let’s take a look at 10 of the most
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The Top Thing Parents Can Do to Turn Kids into Successful Adults0
- Culture
- May 9, 2016
Last week, Business Insider ran an interesting article listing 13 things parents can do to turn their child into a well-adjusted, successful adult. The first thing on the list? “They make their kids do chores.” But if childhood chores are truly a predictor of future success, then it seems the U.S. is about to see
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