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You Can’t Deny that Venezuela is a Socialist Calamity 0
- Economics
- May 12, 2017
As Venezuela descends into a nightmare of starvation and violence, the long-standing debate over the feasibility of socialism takes on new relevance. Years of explicitly socialist policies from the Chavez and Maduro regimes have taken their toll, as nationalization and a variety of other attempts to abolish or subvert market processes have destroyed what was
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Is Freedom a Radical Idea?0
- Politics
- May 11, 2017
The answer to the question “Is freedom a radical idea” is: no and yes. Let me explain. Starting with the “no”: Most children grow up learning the libertarian, or nonaggression, ethic. Parents say: “Don’t hit, don’t take other kids’ stuff without asking, and don’t break your promises.” Nothing radical – in the sense of out
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Dostoyevsky on Why Lust is Dangerous 1
- Family
- May 11, 2017
I’ve pondered before on this site if Christians sometimes focus on sexual sin too much. While I believe a strong case can be made that many of us do, I also believe that our culture as a whole is likely prone to overlooking the practical dangers of lust. (Many of us have seen the harm
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Oppressed Squirrels Find Champion in Feminist Scholar 0
- Education
- May 11, 2017
Squirrels in Los Angeles, California, whose victimization has been ignored for too long, have finally gained a champion in the form of Teresa Lloro-Bidart, an assistant professor in the Liberal Studies Department at California State Polytechnic University in Pomona. Lloro-Bidart’s ringing defense of squirrels against the racist human patriarchy appears in the newest issue of Gender, Place & Culture:
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Survey: 60% of Millennials Don’t Believe in Right and Wrong 0
- Culture
- May 11, 2017
If you’ve taken a brief glance at society lately, chances are you’ve come away with the impression that morality is on the wane. Apparently, a good chunk of Americans would agree with you. According to a new survey released by LifeWay Research, fully 8 in 10 Americans are concerned “about declining moral behavior in our
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Don’t Believe Those Who Say Liberal Arts Degrees Aren’t Worth It 0
- Education
- May 11, 2017
Zachary First, Managing Director of the Drucker Institute at Claremont Graduate University, opines at PayScale.com on just how misguided is the question: “Can we, in economic terms, justify investing in a degree in the humanities?” In an article titled, “When the Humanities are Worth It,” First gives an example of a degree that, ten years ago, no
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