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Fake Hate is Now Happening on the Right, Too 0
- Politics
- August 28, 2017
The rise of “fake hate”—false reports of crime reported by individuals claiming to be victims of crimes committed by a certain group—is a deeply troubling phenomenon. There was a spike of these stories following the election of Donald Trump, most of which were stories spun by college students who claimed they were victims of
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What Plato Teaches about Taylor Swift’s Music 0
- August 28, 2017
In case you’ve been under a rock recently and didn’t hear, Taylor Swift is set to release a new album. According to social media and other venues, the song she released as a sneak preview for the album entitled “Reputation” was met with mixed reviews. Fortunately for Swift, these mixed reviews don’t appear to have
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Houston: What Jack London Had to Say About Looters 0
- Culture
- August 28, 2017
The video footage of looting in Houston following Hurricane Harvey is much like the looting we’ve seen in other parts of the country: shattered shop windows, people walking away with flat screen TVs or shoes or whatever, and the police often nowhere to be found. Oh, and infuriating. Here’s an example: What’s different about
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What Did That Confederate Statue in Durham Stand For?0
- Culture
- August 25, 2017
As I watched a crowd of militant Leftists in Durham, North Carolina this week pull down a statue of a Confederate soldier, I was left not only angry but befuddled by the ignorance of it all: the vitriol of the mob focused on this seemingly inoffensive monument depicting a common soldier, seemingly war-weary and tired,
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The Nursery School Where the Children are in Charge 0
- Culture
- August 25, 2017
America’s education system as we know it was founded in the mid-1800s by Horace Mann. Among other things, Mann’s education program included top-down control of a factory-like, state-run school system, a method adopted from the province we now refer to as Germany. But it appears that 19th century Germany wasn’t the only era to lead
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Star Trek Taught Us How to Deal With Microaggressions 1
- Culture
- August 25, 2017
Growing up, my father was a big Star Trek fan. As a child, I didn’t really care for the show. It was a bit too philosophical for a 9-year-old and there were no light sabers to be found. Eventually I became a fan of the show, however. I learned to appreciate its writing, which was
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