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The Seven Worst Ideas for Regulation This Century 0
- Economics
- June 13, 2019
Many good things have happened both in the United States and worldwide this century. In the U.S., we have the lowest unemployment rate in half a century. Worldwide prosperity is growing so fast that the rate of extreme poverty fell by half between 1990 and 2015, five years ahead of the World Bank’s optimistic goal.
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Control vs. Controlling: The Difference Parents Need to Understand 0
- Culture
- June 13, 2019
A new parenting study affirms that children are more likely to suffer from anxiety and depression when they have controlling parents. Wendy S. Grolnick, who supervised the research, urges parents to understand the difference between being controlling and with being in control. This isn’t just a matter of semantics. Parents provide a positive experience for
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Saul Alinsky Explains Why Hank Haney Hit the PC Chopping Block 0
- Culture
- June 13, 2019
Golf swing coach Hank Haney was recently asked on his Sirius XM radio show about the upcoming U.S. Women’s Open. Haney admitted that he did not follow much women’s golf, nonetheless he felt confident that a Korean named “Lee” would win. “I couldn’t name you six players on the LPGA tour,” said Haney. “I’d
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Are Children Their Parents’ Property?0
- Culture
- June 12, 2019
John Stossel says, “Yes,” at least according to a recent video at Reason. In the video, “Don’t Be Scared of Designer Babies,” Stossel interviews Georgetown University Professor Jason Brennan, who offers the following unhelpful and patronizing strawman of anyone who objects to the idea of using gene-editing technology to engineer one’s offspring however one wants: When you
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Why Do We Wait so Long to Send Kids to College?1
- Education
- June 12, 2019
Once upon a time, health insurance benefits were an ideal way of grabbing new employees. Times have changed. Free college is now the way to go. At least that seems to be Walmart’s tactic. Walmart began its college enticement last year, according to Forbes, paying for the “tuition, fees and books” of its employees. The
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Why Bans on Plastic Bags and Straws are Annoying and Overrated 0
- Culture
- June 12, 2019
Canada, following precedent set by the European Union, is poised to join a growing list of places where single-use plastic items have been banned. Though the government hasn’t specified which items will actually be outlawed in 2021, according to The Guardian, “bottles, plastic bags, and straws” are being considered. First, they came for the bags.
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