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Mises’ Observations on the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire 0
- Economics
- June 19, 2018
Observations on the Causes of the Decline of Ancient Civilization Knowledge of the effects of government interference with market prices makes us comprehend the economic causes of a momentous historical event, the decline of ancient civilization. It may be left undecided whether or not it is correct to call the economic organization of the Roman
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Is Loneliness Fueling the Rise of Political Polarization in the U.S.?0
- Philosophy
- June 19, 2018
While browsing through a recently discovered bookstore, I stumbled across a book titled, Republican Like Me: How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right by Ken Stern. Finding the title intriguing, I opened the book and began reading about his experience breaking out of the political “bubble” and experiencing life on
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Pew: 3 in 4 Americans Have Trouble Discerning Between Fact and Opinion 0
- Culture
- June 19, 2018
A few years ago, the ACT released a study showing that K-12 teachers and college instructors believe discerning between fact and opinion is one of the most important things students can learn. Unfortunately, less than 20 percent of first-year college students are able to tell the difference between these two items. As it turns out,
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The Dream and the Nightmare of Globalization 0
- Economics
- June 19, 2018
After World War II, only the United States possessed the capital, the military, freedom, and the international good will to arrest the spread of global Stalinism. To save the fragile postwar West, America was soon willing to rebuild and rearm war-torn former democracies. Over seven decades, it intervened in proxy wars against Soviet and Chinese
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Research Suggests Media Efforts to Portray Suicide as a Passive Act Could Increase Suicide 0
- Culture
- June 19, 2018
In less than a week in early June, the world lost two cultural luminaries to suicide. Designer Kate Spade, whose name and creations embodied feminine power and panache, died on June 5. Four days later, American chef Anthony Bourdain, whose empathic stories transcended food to connect humanity, killed himself. Spade and Bourdain’s premature deaths sparked
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FDA Nears Approval of Ecstasy Drug for Treating PTSD 0
- Culture
- June 19, 2018
Last August, the U.S. Food and Drug Administration began testing MDMA (ecstasy) for treating post-traumatic stress disorder. The FDA also granted MDMA breakthrough therapy status to expedite the approval process by making it easier for drugmakers to begin clinical trials. Recently, MDMA passed phase 2 of the FDA’s four-phase drug-approval process. Although phase 3 requires
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