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Real Hope and Change: It Begins With Us 0
- Culture
- September 18, 2019
Over the years, I have encountered some well-meaning Christians consoling guilt-ridden family members or friends. Perhaps they abused their spouses, or hit the bottle too many times, or were sent to prison for dealing dope. Perhaps they betrayed a trust, abandoned the wife and kids, or embezzled money. Whatever the case, all too often I’ve
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Paglia: Criticizing Transgenderism Is Not Transphobic 0
- Culture
- September 18, 2019
Feminist academic Camille Paglia is notorious for marching to her own beat. Her recent interview in the academic journal Interfaces Brazil/Canada is no exception. Per usual, Paglia is asked several questions about today’s hot topics, including feminism, censorship, and the current state of civilization. The questioning gets personal, however, when the subject turns to transgenderism,
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On Constitution Day, Don’t Forget Jury Rights 0
- Culture
- September 17, 2019
September is a busy month for the Fully Informed Jury Association. Each year on September 5, we celebrate Jury Rights Day as our signature day of education. Jury Rights Day commemorates the 1670 trial of William Penn, which helped lay a solid foundation for jurors’ right of conscience acquittal by jury nullification. We also celebrate
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We Need Bullies so We Can Be Heroes 0
- Culture
- September 17, 2019
For decades now, public schools and society at large have fretted about how to stop bullying. At some point in the 1990s, some time around the Columbine High School massacre, bullying became a public crisis. Public crises must have a government program, which must have a logo, and must have posters and handouts and a
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When Students Melt Down Over a ‘B’0
- Culture
- September 17, 2019
The library on campus of a small Catholic university in Illinois was largely empty. Since the administrators had replaced most of the bookshelves with plush furniture, conference tables, and chairs, it better resembled an airport terminal just before a redeye. A handful of students were staring intensely into computer screens, while another pair talked loudly – no
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How Small States Lose When They Abandon the Electoral College 0
- Politics
- September 17, 2019
Calls for the abolition of the Electoral College have persisted in the three years since President Donald Trump won the 2016 presidential election without winning the popular vote. But abolishing the Electoral College in the normal way – via amending the Constitution – is a bit more arduous than proponents like. U.S. Supreme Court Justice
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