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Is the World Really Getting Richer?0
- Economics
- September 6, 2018
These days, our view of the world seems to be dominated by a sense of pessimism. No matter how many surveys you look at (see, for instance, here and here), results are always the same: most people are convinced that the world is becoming a worse place in which to live. Nevertheless, there is plenty
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The 3 Ways One Pioneer Mother Taught Her Children to Love Reading 0
- Culture
- September 6, 2018
In a recent conversation, a friend of mine shared how one of her children had been diagnosed with dyslexia. They were working to overcome the difficulty, but the obstacle was still troubling to her as a mother. “After all,” she mourned, “children learn so much more if they’re able to read. They miss so much
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Is ‘Monkey This Up’ A Racial Slur?0
- Politics
- September 5, 2018
Activists are calling a gubernatorial candidate racist for using the term “monkey this up.” The press is spreading these charges while failing to reveal that others have used this phrase in the same way: as a synonym for “mess things up.” After winning the Republican primary for governor of Florida, Congressman Ron DeSantis was asked
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Nike Boycott Over Kaepernick Ads Demonstrates Yearning for Patriotism 0
- September 5, 2018
The National Football League just can’t escape the ugly politics of 2018. One of the world’s largest sports apparel companies is now embracing the man who started it all, and fans aren’t happy about it. Nike is jumping in to champion Colin Kaepernick, the man who launched the now-frequent national anthem protests, and is making
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The In-N-Out Burger Boycott Shows that Under Socialism, Those Who Don’t Obey Won’t Eat 0
- Culture
- September 5, 2018
Last week, Eric Bauman, the chair of the California Democratic Party, called for a boycott of the popular California hamburger chain In-N-Out Burger. What was In-N-Out Burger’s crime? Los Angeles Magazine reported that the burger chain had contributed to the Republican Party. Bauman tweeted a link to the story about the contribution and called the
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If Middle Eastern Nations Are Stabilizing, Then Why Do the Refugees Keep Coming?0
- Culture
- September 5, 2018
Over the past five years, a quiet humanitarian crisis has been erupting in South America. Beginning in 2009, but especially since 2015, almost four million people, or one in 10, have left Venezuela. Hugo Chavez and Nicolas Maduro’s regime are behind this steady and sure collapse of the Venezuelan economy and society. Yet as criticism
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