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Why are so Many Millennials Emotionally Fragile?2
- Culture
- December 1, 2016
Those of us who live in the northern hemisphere are well acquainted with snowflakes whose fragile beauty dissolves as soon as they land on solid ground. And now, from cry-ins, to test cancellations, to hotlines for women upset over “mansplaining”, the world seems to be overrun with snowflakes, poor millennials who have spent their lives
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The Other Racists 0
- Culture
- December 1, 2016
It’s easy to battle racists and racism when they’re wearing their ideas on a t-shirt or an armband. When somebody says something like “The Mexicans are taking our jobs” or “The blacks are lazy” or “The Jews are running the world!”, you know exactly what you’re getting with that person. When people run around wearing
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NYU Serves Up Unique Way to Cut College Costs 0
- Culture
- December 1, 2016
The news that the U.S. is preparing to forgive over $100 billion in student loan debt hit the news stand yesterday and left Americans either sighing or rejoicing. Regardless of which camp you fall into, the student loan forgiveness plan signals one thing that we can all agree upon: college has become way too expensive.
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Abdul Artan Was Taking a Class About Microaggressions 0
- Culture
- December 1, 2016
Via Reason magazine: Before he was shot dead while attempting to murder a bunch of people with a car and a butcher’s knife, Ohio State University student Abdul Artan—a Pakistani immigrant who reportedly became radicalized after learning about injustices committed against fellow Muslims—was enrolled in a class called “Crossing Identity Boundaries.” In fact, he had
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When the Words ‘His’ and ‘Hers’ Become Heresy 0
- Culture
- December 1, 2016
We live in a world of Orwellian doublethink and nonsensical newspeak. This has long been the case and nothing has changed. Way back in 1789, the tyrants of the French Revolution, under the pleasant-sounding slogan Liberté, Fraternité et Egalité threw people into prison in the name of liberty, committed fratricide in the name of fraternity,
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The Reason 3 in 4 Students Are Not Proficient in Civics 0
- Education
- December 1, 2016
Ever since the 2016 election ended with the triumph of Donald Trump, a number of commentators have expressed concern over the state of civics education in the United States, suggesting that it needs some serious attention. Judging by numbers alone, these critics aren’t far off, as only 24 percent of U.S. high school seniors are
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