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How the U.S. is Funding Boy Rape 0
- International
- October 8, 2018
While Saddam Hussein’s alleged possession of weapons of mass destruction was the main selling point for the 2003 Iraq war, ending the dictator’s many human rights abuses was another key rationale. And chief among those abuses was Saddam’s “rape rooms.” “Every woman in Iraq is better off because the rape rooms and torture chambers of
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Compulsory Schooling Laws: What if We Didn’t Have Them?0
- October 8, 2018
We should always be leery of laws passed “for our own good,” as if the state knows better. The history of compulsory schooling statutes is rife with paternalism, triggered by anti-immigrant sentiments in the mid-nineteenth century and fueled by a desire to shape people into a standard mold. History books detailing the “common school movement”
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Why Feminists Hate Toxic Femininity 0
- Culture
- October 8, 2018
In the 1990s, “toxic masculinity” entered the language. Though pegging a meaning to this term is difficult, The Good Men Project offers a solid definition: “a narrow and repressive description of manhood, designating manhood as defined by violence, sex, status and aggression.” Unfortunately, radical feminists and others have broadened the scope of this definition
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Does Parental Support for Gender Dysphoria Help Teens?1
- Culture
- October 8, 2018
Let’s try a thought experiment. What if your daughter were to believe that she is actually a Na’vi humanoid from the film Avatar? You are baffled. The Na’vi are ten feet tall and have blue skin and yellow eyes. Your daughter is five foot six inches tall and has olive skin and brown eyes. You suffer,
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An Author Explains 5 Steps to Becoming a Smart Reader 0
- Culture
- October 8, 2018
Autumn vibes reign supreme at this time of year. Pumpkin spice lattes, “hygge” trends, sweaters, back-to-school shopping, and crisp clear days do their best to enchant even the most resistant of us. And of course, there’s always the option of curling up with a good book. It is this latter pastime that Dorothy Sayers, an
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The PC Police Go After Hand-Clapping 0
- Culture
- October 5, 2018
The student union at the University of Manchester (UK) has banned clapping at its meetings, “on the basis that the loud noise may be a problem for those with sensory issues”. Whooping is also under a ban, to be substituted by “jazz hands” – waving hands in the air, the British sign language expression for applause, is
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