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Media and Trump Share Blame for the Death of Truth 0
- Culture
- March 21, 2017
The Washington Post recently criticized President Trump’s Tweetstorm about being wiretapped, mocking his claims as baseless. They argue that he’s sowing dissent and making up facts to distract the media from important issues. The Post neglected to mention that the FBI and other agencies have been surveilling Trump’s advisors, or that in October the FBI
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6 Questions to Ask to Determine if You’re an Alienated Soul 0
- Philosophy
- March 20, 2017
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Not Everyone Can Handle the Truth 0
- Education
- March 20, 2017
When it comes to arguing over differences on an important point, “saving your breath” on someone isn’t always an act of dismissiveness. In some cases, it’s probably an act of wisdom. The democratization of intellect in America has created the impression that almost everyone should be capable of rational discourse. After all, we live in
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Professor: Relativism Destroying Our Esteem for Education 0
- Culture
- March 20, 2017
The education system gets a lot of flack these days: students are falling behind internationally; students don’t know history; students don’t know how to engage in rational discourse, and on it goes. But while these issues are very real and concerning, they are really only symptoms of a greater problem. In his 1956 essay, Education
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75 Years Later, Isaac Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics Need Updating 0
- Culture
- March 20, 2017
When science fiction author Isaac Asimov devised his Three Laws of Robotics he was thinking about androids. He envisioned a world where these human-like robots would act like servants and would need a set of programming rules to prevent them from causing harm. But in the 75 years since the publication of the first story
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The Pro-Art Case for Defunding the National Endowment for the Arts 0
- Culture
- March 20, 2017
President Trump has released his budget blueprint. From a big picture perspective, the size of government won’t change. He’s kicking the can down the road on entitlements, which is obviously disappointing for people who can add and subtract. He does cut some domestic programs, but taxpayers won’t reap the benefits since those savings will be
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