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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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Pundit: The West’s Love of Open Borders is a ‘Suicide Pact’0
- Culture
- May 31, 2017
One week after the suicide bombing in Manchester that claimed the lives of 23 adults and children, Manhattan Institute scholar Heather Mac Donald offers a stinging rebuke to those calling for “pledges of renewed diversity” and little else. Writing in City Journal, Mac Donald says the left’s faith in open borders is impregnable. “Nothing that
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Noted Scholar to Congress: ‘We need a cultural Great Awakening’0
- Economics
- May 31, 2017
Political scientist Charles Murray has spent much of his career examining cultural trends in a declining America. He is most known for his controversial book The Bell Curve, which argues that intelligence is a better predictor of children’s success than their parents’ socioeconomic status. More recently he published the New York Times bestseller Coming Apart:
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Check Out the 10 Books Universities Are Assigning to Incoming Freshmen 0
- Culture
- May 31, 2017
It seems one can’t open an internet browser these days without seeing some new story on the unrest and chaos prevailing throughout college campuses. One of the latest incidents was highlighted in The Wall Street Journal by Evergreen State College professor Bret Weinstein. As Weinstein tells it, he was forced to hold his biology class
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One Simple Way to Boost Financial Literacy Among U.S. Students 0
- Economics
- May 31, 2017
When it comes to international comparisons in reading, math, and science, students from the United States measure just so-so. A new report from the Programme for International Student Assessment (PISA) suggests that U.S. students are middle-of-the road when it comes to financial literacy as well. CBS News reports: “The results raise several red flags given
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