Blog Small Slider

The Gender Charade Facing the Supreme Court 0
- Culture
- April 24, 2019
It was announced this week that the U.S. Supreme Court would be considering a lower court decision that redefined the word “sex” to mean “gender identity.” The case — R.G. & G.R. Harris Funeral Homes v. EEOC — stems from a 6th Circuit Court of Appeals ruling. It found that the federal government could
READ MORE
The Truth About Georgetown’s Vote for Slavery Reparations 0
- Culture
- April 24, 2019
The Georgetown University undergraduate student body recently elected to pay reparations for the sale of 272 slaves by the university in 1838, which it used to settle debts. In 2019, this amounts to a $27.20 per-semester fee for each student. This is not an argument for or against reparations; it’s about statistical purity and the
READ MORE
How Totalitarians Force Confessions From Innocent People 0
- Literature
- April 23, 2019
I recently re-read George Orwell’s anti-Soviet fable Animal Farm for the first time since high school, and I found myself at a loss to explain one of the book’s darkest scenes to the student I was tutoring. In this scene, Napoleon (Orwell’s stand-in for Stalin) consolidates his power over Animal Farm (i.e. the Soviet Union)
READ MORE

The Value of a Self-Directed Summer for Kids 0
- Culture
- April 23, 2019
It’s all over the news these days. Kids are stressed-out, not playing, and, most worrisome, experiencing sharp increases in depression and suicide. Last month, a new paper published in the Journal of Abnormal Psychology revealed that adolescent mental health has deteriorated over the last decade, with soaring depression rates for young people ages 14 to
READ MORE
How Artificial Intelligence Systems Could Threaten Democracy 0
- Culture
- April 23, 2019
U.S. technology giant Microsoft has teamed up with a Chinese military university to develop artificial intelligence systems that could potentially enhance government surveillance and censorship capabilities. Two U.S. senators publicly condemned the partnership, but what the National Defense Technology University of China wants from Microsoft isn’t the only concern. As my research shows, the advent
READ MORE
Arizona Case Shows the Difference Between Campus Free Speech and Harassment 0
- Education
- April 23, 2019
Three Arizona students may soon learn a valuable lesson: There’s a difference between exercising your free speech on campus and blocking someone else’s attempt to do the same. In March, three University of Arizona students shouted down a group of U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents, and then chased them to their cars, hurling insults
READ MORE