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Laptop Ban Delayed By TSA 0
- Culture
- June 1, 2017
On May 30, the U.S. Transportation Security Administration (TSA) said it would not impose a ban on laptop computers in airline cabins on transatlantic flights. But that’s just for now. But on May 31, the Secretary of Homeland Security said the TSA “might” still impose a ban in the future. A ban could be a very bad
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Charles Murray: 9 Facts You Might Not Know 0
- Culture
- June 1, 2017
1. HE WAS BORN IN IOWA Newton, Iowa, to be precise—a town of some 15,000 residents in the middle of the Hawkeye State. 2. HE WAS A PEACE CORPS VOLUNTEER From 1965 to 1967, Murray volunteered for the Peace Corps, working for Thailand’s Ministry of Health. 3. HE STUDIED HISTORY (NOT POLITICAL SCIENCE) AT HARVARD
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Dilbert Cartoon on Climate Change Prompts Rebuttal from Yale 1
- Culture
- May 31, 2017
A communications group at Yale University has put out a video (see below) that seems to be a rebuttal to a Dilbert cartoon by Scott Adams poking fun at climate scientists and their misplaced confidence in models. The video is full of impressive-looking scientists talking about charts and data and whatnot. It probably cost a
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7 Reasons Trump is Right to Scrap the Paris Climate Deal 0
- Economics
- May 31, 2017
Reuters reports that President Donald Trump will withdraw the U.S. from the Paris climate agreement. And writers are apoplectic. Todd Stern at The Atlantic says such a move would be “indefensible.” At Slate, David McKean and David Wade said pulling out would be a huge mistake “because our planet is currently on a collision course
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Portland Mayor Says ‘Hate Speech’ is Not Protected Speech. He’s Wrong.0
- Culture
- May 31, 2017
Politicians seem increasingly likely to (falsely) assert that “hate speech is not protected by the First Amendment.” The mayor of Portland, Oregon, just did so following anti-Muslim violence in his community. Former governor and Democratic Party official Howard Dean said the same last month. The Washington Post does a good job of showing why the
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People with Creative Personalities Actually See the World Differently 0
- Education
- May 31, 2017
What is it about a creative work such as a painting or piece of music that elicits our awe and admiration? Is it the thrill of being shown something new, something different, something the artist saw that we did not? As Pablo Picasso put it: Others have seen what is and asked why. I have
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