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The Irish Potato Famine: What Caused It?0
- Economics
- March 17, 2017
British Prime Minister Tony Blair apologized for doing “too little” in response to the Irish Potato Famine of the 19th century that killed one million people and brought about the emigration of millions more. But in fact, the English government was guilty of doing too much. Blair’s statement draws attention to the question of what caused the
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Trump Budget Aims to Take Politics Out of Science 0
- Economics
- March 17, 2017
The Trump administration has released its proposed 2018 budget, and within it are some things worth cheering. Trump’s “America First budget” includes needed cuts to the regulatory state, defunds efforts to purchase more Federal land, eliminates funding for 19 minor government agencies, and makes significant cuts to a number of more significant ones — including
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Sean Hannity ‘Pulled a Gun’ on Juan Williams CNN Claims, Sparking Twitter Feud 0
- Culture
- March 17, 2017
If you thought the devolution of the media could go no further, you thought wrong. CNN reporter Dylan Byers filed a report Thursday saying sources at Fox tell him Sean Hannity “pulled a gun” on Juan Williams. The article opens with a video in which CNN host Brian Selter accuses Hannity of anti-journalism. It then
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How Teaching Philosophy Can help Combat Extremism 0
- Philosophy
- March 17, 2017
Young people today are constantly at risk of indoctrination – whether deliberate or inadvertent. This can be by advertisers, politicians, religious extremists or the media – and can make it hard for young people to get a handle on the world around them. But in this age of contradictory images and constant messages, I believe
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Scholars Defend Free Speech from ‘Dogmatism and Groupthink’0
- Culture
- March 17, 2017
Violent protest, no-platforming and public shaming are increasingly used on university campuses and on social media to shut down debate. So it is refreshing to see that two Ivy League professors at the opposite ends of the political spectrum have issued a declaration in favour of free speech. Robert P. George, a conservative professor of
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6 Charts that Show the Divide Between Rural and Urban America 0
- Culture
- March 17, 2017
Editor’s note: We’ve all heard of the great divide between life in rural and urban America. But what are the factors that contribute to these differences? We asked sociologists, economists, geographers and historians to describe the divide from different angles. The data paint a richer and sometimes surprising picture of the U.S. today. 1. Poverty
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