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The Good Christian Men Will Be out There… Eventually 0
- Culture
- May 17, 2019
“Where are the good Christian men?” Christian journalist Rod Dreher posed that question in an article for The American Conservative, which was republished by Intellectual Takeout this week. Dreher had just met Anna Hitchings, a 32-year old Catholic journalist in Australia, who is despairing of ever finding a decent man to marry. She published an
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What’s Behind the Belief in a Soulmate?1
- Culture
- May 17, 2019
The United States appears to be in a romantic slump. Marriage rates have plummeted over the last decade. And compared to previous generations, young single people today are perhaps spending more time on social media than actual dating. They are also having less sex. Despite these trends, a yearning for a soulmate remains a common
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The New SAT ‘Adversity Score’ Turns the Idea of Meritocracy Into a Sham 0
- Education
- May 17, 2019
It would be nice to think that high school students can get into a good university based on their abilities or talents, but a proposed change to the SAT shows how the concept of meritocracy has been turned into a sham. The College Board, according to The Wall Street Journal, will now assign an “adversity
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‘Where Do We Get Such Men?’0
- Culture
- May 17, 2019
In The Bridges At Toko-ri, the film based on James Michener’s novel about carrier pilots in the Korean War, Admiral George Tarrant watches as his pilots take off from the pitching deck to engage the enemy and asks, “Where do we get such men?” His question was relevant then and remains relevant today. Where do
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Smart Ways to Make College Cheaper and Better 0
- Economics
- May 16, 2019
Distinguished professor emeritus of economics at Ohio University Richard Vedder’s new book “Restoring the Promise,” published by the Independent Institute based in Oakland, California, is about the crisis in higher education. He summarizes the three major problems faced by America’s colleges and universities. First, our universities “are vastly too expensive, often costing twice as much
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Underemployment: The American Economy’s Biggest Underreported Story 0
- Economics
- May 16, 2019
Both economists and the media constantly monitor the unemployment rate. And for good reason. It says a lot about the health of the economy. But it isn’t the only significant one. The underemployment rate provides a different, but very important, look into the labor market. Underemployed is defined as an individual with a college degree
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