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Why Atheists are Joining the Homeschool Ranks 0
- Education
- March 30, 2016
Twenty-five years ago, homeschooling was largely the realm of a few religiously-minded families. But with homeschooling growing 61.8% in the last decade, it’s pretty clear that this form of education is no longer the sole domain of the religious right. And as The Atlantic testifies, non-religious families are increasingly recognizing the benefits of homeschooling: “‘More
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Feminist Researcher: STEM Classes Should Be Made ‘Less Competitive’ to Attract Women 0
- Education
- March 30, 2016
Sometimes the paradoxes of PC are richly entertaining. One of my favorite journalists, Katherine Timpf, has called my attention to a peer-reviewed paper recently published by Laura Parson “suggesting that we should make Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) courses more ‘inclusive’ of women by making the[m] ‘less competitive.’” Savor that thought for a moment.
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Van Gogh’s Pain and Beauty 0
- Culture
- March 30, 2016
We know Vincent Van Gogh painted beautifully. We know he cut off his own ear. But what else do we really know about the brilliant Dutch Painter? A glimpse of the letters he wrote to his younger brother, Theo, reveal much: his drive; his pain; his insecurity; his soul that yearned for God. A look
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Propaganda: Are Americans Being Taken In By It?0
- Culture
- March 30, 2016
After taking a hiatus from watching news programs for a while, a friend of mine recently turned on MSNBC. Following this experience, he said something along the following lines: “I’m done. I just can’t take it. The news cycle is continual repetition over and over again.” His statement recalled something I read while paging through
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The Martian’s Utopian Dream?0
- Culture
- March 30, 2016
By the end of The Martian, more than anything else, my wife and I were both struck by the clear vision of the way forward for man, an almost utopian vision grounded in a faith in science. The problem is that the vision ignores the nature of man. (Warning: If you haven’t seen The Martian,
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Why People Aren’t as Moral as They Think 0
- Science
- March 30, 2016
Polls show that about seven in ten Americans believe moral values are getting worse. But if you ask most people, they will probably claim to be one of the moral ones. It’s natural for individuals to think of people as either moral or immoral, but the reality is more complicated. In his book The
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