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UK Report: One in Four Adults ‘Struggle to Read Bus Timetable’0
- Culture
- August 31, 2016
In 1927, G. K. Chesterton gave a talk at University College, London, on the topic of “Culture and the Coming Peril”. It was one of the best talks he ever gave and one of the most prophetic. He began by addressing the expectation of many in his audience that the “coming peril” was communism, the
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The Humility, Charity, and Comic Genius of Gene Wilder 0
- Culture
- August 31, 2016
Gene Wilder lived by those words. The world lost the great comedic actor on August 28, 2016, from complications with Alzheimer’s. With impressive stoicism and thoughtfulness for his many young fans, Wilder decided not to publicly disclose that he was suffering from the disease for the past few years because “he simply couldn’t bear the idea of
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Is Clinton’s Pay-to-Play the Natural Consequence of Big Government?0
- Culture
- August 30, 2016
Hillary Clinton has been taking heat for her relationship with the Clinton Foundation. Did individuals and firms making large donations to the Foundation, or paying large speaking or consulting fees to Bill Clinton, get preferred access to Ms. Clinton as Secretary of State? Is there a revolving door between the Clinton campaign and the Foundation’s
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Users of UK Parenting Website Revolt Against Transgenderism 0
- Culture
- August 30, 2016
A rebellion against transgenderism has broken out on the hugely popular British parenting website Mumsnet after some users were banned for “misgendering” and “transphobia” in referring to certain persons, it seems. Starting Thursday evening UK time the “I am Spartacus” thread has attracted more than 800 posts, all but a handful rejecting the idea of
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Why Did Japan’s Massacre of Disabled Gone Unnoticed?0
- Culture
- August 30, 2016
On July 26, 2016 a man wielding a knife broke into Tsukui Yamayuriena, a home for the disabled outside of Tokyo and brutally murdered 19 people as they slept, while injuring another 26. Afterwards, he turned himself in to a local police station, with the explanation: “It is better that the disabled disappear.” Disability advocates
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Why Slow Drivers Should Get Out of the Left Lane 0
- Education
- August 30, 2016
For the second week in a row, I find myself approvingly citing Ezra Klein. This week the Vox editor is featured in a cleverly-produced video that focuses on one of my pet peeves: people who drive slowly in the left lane. (For the record, driving the speed limit qualifies as relatively slow.) As the video
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