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‘Anti-Civics’ Being Taught in U.S. Colleges, NAS Report says 0
- Education
- February 10, 2017
“The best lack all conviction, while the worst are full of passionate intensity.” According to a recent report of the National Association of Scholars, this line (from Yeats’ apocalyptic poem The Second Coming) may be a fitting description of what kind of citizens are being produced by American universities today. The 525-page report—“Making Citizens: How
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Wikipedia Bans Daily Mail as Source 0
- Culture
- February 10, 2017
On Feb. 4, the Daily Mail published an article headlined, “Exposed: How world leaders were duped into investing billions over manipulated global warming data.” The article centered on Dr. John Bates, a former NOAA (National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration) scientist who claimed to have “irrefutable evidence” the government used “unverified” data in a 2015 paper that
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Study: Cohabitation Far Less Stable for Children Than Marriage 0
- Culture
- February 9, 2017
One thing the same-sex marriage debate has done is shine a light on why marriage is even worth arguing about. If it is just about loving couples, forget it. But it is not just about that; it is about children. After decades of “soul mate” marriage, it has been brought to our attention again that
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Gridlock Increases Domestic Violence, Study Claims 0
- Culture
- February 9, 2017
Society pays a heavy price for traffic. It leads to lost time, more pollution and increased spending on gasoline. In metropolitan areas, road congestion in 2012 led consumers to waste 2.9 billion gallons of fuel and spend 5.5 billion hours sitting in traffic. According to the Texas A&M Transportation Institute, the average commuter wastes 42
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The Unhinging of the Academic Left: History, Hate, and Hysteria 0
- Culture
- February 9, 2017
The Organization of American Historians (OAH) has responded to the Trump presidency in a manner showing all the seriousness and bravery its thousands of members can muster: a lecture series univocally condemning Donald Trump and the nation they blame for electing him. One thing the announcement has in great abundance is self-importance: The OAH Distinguished
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Hans Rosling, R.I.P.0
- Culture
- February 9, 2017
Hans Rosling, the Swedish doctor and professor who saved countless lives in the world’s poorest countries (and gave many TED talks), died yesterday of pancreatic cancer. Last December, Nature had an interesting feature with him, discussing his life’s work. Rosling was an antidote to uninformed pessimism. As Nature noted: Rosling’s charm appeals to those frustrated by the persistence of myths about the
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