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The Antidote to Our Toxic Discourse Is Not Political ‘Correctness’—It’s Civility and Reason 0
- Culture
- July 30, 2018
Sticks and stones may break my bones, But words will never hurt me. We’ve all heard that childhood verse, but even a five-year-old puts the boot to that second line. Our words have power. They can wound or mend; they can separate or reconcile; they can cast others into the depths of hell or lift
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Children Are Now Being Euthanized in Belgium 0
- International
- July 30, 2018
Three minors have been euthanised in Belgium since euthanasia for children was legalised in 2014. According to the latest report from the government agency (PDF in French) which tracks euthanasia deaths, the children were 9, 11 and 17 years old. Two died in 2016 and 1 last year. Under the existing law, their request for death has to be
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How Generation Z Became America’s Most Intolerant Generation 2
- Culture
- July 30, 2018
The post-millennials have arrived. As the oldest millennials turn 37, demographers have designated a new generation for those born after 1996, Generation Z. The oldest members of this cohort just graduated from college and had their first (legal) alcoholic beverages. As they wind their way through college, post-millennials will change higher education, just as previous generations
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Venezuela’s Nightmare: 5 Reasons It’s Likely to Get Worse 0
- Economics
- July 30, 2018
“It’s time for a coup in Venezuela.” That statement appeared in Foreign Policy magazine on June 5, two weeks after Nicolás Maduro was re-elected as Venezuela’s president on May 20 in an election widely considered to be rigged. José R. Cárdenas, the former Bush administration official who wrote it, argued that “the United States and
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3 Nobel Prize-Winning Contributions to Economic Science (From People Who Weren’t Economists)0
- Economics
- July 30, 2018
Since it was introduced in 1968, the Nobel Memorial Prize in Economic Sciences has been awarded to 79 individuals for their contributions to different branches of economics. Yet not all of them were economists by training. Here are three contributions that earned their authors the Nobel Prize in a field that wasn’t initially theirs. 1.
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Free Student Seminar: America’s Founding Principles 0
- Culture
- July 30, 2018
According to the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) only 12% of high school seniors are proficient in U.S. History. If that number isn’t bad enough, 55% of seniors lack just a basic understanding of U.S. History and only 1% are considered advanced in their knowledge of U.S. History. Yes, it’s that bad. We wish we could snap our fingers and fix
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