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Should Women Be Subject to the Draft?0
- Culture
- May 24, 2016
A recent amendment to the House’s annual defense authorization bill would require women to register for the draft as well as men. Not surprisingly, this issue is one which is hotly contested. The amendment barely survived the committee vote (32-30), and the amendment could be removed from the bill long before it passes the House
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Why We Should Stop Referring to the Brain as a Computer 0
- Science
- May 24, 2016
If you study the long history of science, it’s striking how the thought of each age is dominated by some-or-other ruling metaphor that eventually gives way to another. That’s especially true when it comes to explaining human intelligence. (You can learn how in this book.) Ever since computer technology took off after World War II, our ruling metaphor for the human brain is
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Why We Need Alpha Males 0
- Culture
- May 24, 2016
My colleague, Annie Holmquist, discovered some statistics about the decline in masculinity that have troubled me since the moment I looked over them. Here’s the key part of her piece: “In recent years, a mildly trending topic of discussion has been the question, ‘Where have all the men gone?’ While there are a number of
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More Evidence of Male-Female Role Reversal?0
- Culture
- May 24, 2016
The big news out this morning is the Pew Research finding that more young people ages 18 to 34 are living with their parents rather than married or cohabitating in their own households. Already, gallons of ink are being spilled by major news media about how this trend is driven by “declining employment” and a
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16 Politically Incorrect Thoughts from H.D. Thoreau 0
- Education
- May 24, 2016
Henry David Thoreau (1817-1862) was born David Henry Thoreau in Concord, Massachusetts. The son of a pencil maker, Thoreau became one of the finest and most independent thinkers of his day (this free thinking is perhaps evidenced by his early decision to go by Henry David instead of David Henry). A brilliant poet, naturalist, and
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In Defense of Hamlet: No, the Play is not Misogynistic 0
- Culture
- May 24, 2016
Shakespeare’s Hamlet is arguably the greatest play ever written. It is, however, also one of the most misunderstood. One could write a book, or perhaps a whole shelf-full of books, on the way in which the play is misconstrued by critics, or the manner in which it is sacrificed to the latest literary fads. The
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