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Denying Someone a Place to Eat Violates Timeless Norms of Hospitality that Go Back to the Homeric Age 0
- Culture
- June 26, 2018
On Feb. 1, 1960, four college students in Greensboro, North Carolina—Ezell Blair Jr., David Richmond, Franklin McCain and Joseph McNeil— sat down at the lunch counter in Woolworth’s and tried to order a bite to eat. They were denied. Authorities were called. Police did not arrest the young men, citing a lack of provocation. So,
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Psychologist: America’s Suicide Crisis Linked to ‘Lack of Meaning’0
- Culture
- June 26, 2018
As an addendum to my blogpost from a couple of weeks ago (and to Shelia Liaugminas’ subsequent, related post) I would like to share this piece published in the New York Times. Clay Routledge, professor of psychology from North Dakota State University, has tried to account for the alarming rise in suicides across the US
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How Trump Can Make a Beautiful, Cage-Free Border Deal 0
- Politics
- June 26, 2018
Dear President Trump, You can make the greatest border deal the world has ever seen. This deal will unite everyone by rewriting the playbook of politics. Instead of taxing a divided public to pay for a border wall, offer a plan that gives something to both sides of the debate. Where there is
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Supreme Court Says California Can’t Force Anti-Abortion Centers to Promote Abortion 0
- Culture
- June 26, 2018
The Supreme Court ruled Tuesday in favor of free speech in NIFLA v. Becerra, a case regarding California’s attempt to force pro-life pregnancy centers to advertise the state’s free or low-cost abortion program. The court rightly held that the California law in question, the Reproductive FACT Act, “likely violates the First Amendment” and “unduly burdens protected speech.”
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On Free Speech, 40% of Americans Are Closer to the Chinese Government’s Interpretation than the Founders 0
- Culture
- June 25, 2018
Reason Magazine asked students at the University of Southern California to define “hate speech.” Among the students surveyed, Reason found plenty of wannabee dictators eager to offer their definitions of hate speech and ready to make it a crime. The lines students drew between what was or was not hate speech were arbitrary. The statement “Muslims shouldn’t be
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3 Reasons Why the Pets-Babies Comparison Just Doesn’t Work 0
- Culture
- June 25, 2018
“Happy Father’s Day to all dads of human and fur babies!” This was the first thing that appeared in my Facebook newsfeed last Sunday. Like many people, I have the bad habit of checking my social media accounts as soon as I wake up. When I saw this, I rolled over and buried my face
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