Culture

Judge Allows Nick Sandmann’s Libel Lawsuit Against Washington Post to Advance 0
- Culture
- October 30, 2019
A federal judge reversed his ruling Monday and announced that the family of Kentucky teenager Nick Sandmann may sue The Washington Post for libel over its coverage of the teenager. Sandmann’s family sued the Post in February, writing that the publication allegedly “target and bullied” the teenager after an incident involving a Native American activist
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Father Brown and the Nature of Logic 0
- Culture
- October 30, 2019
Society seems to be rejecting logic, embracing a feelings-based approach to politics and other subjects instead. Experts and data are no longer valued and emotions rule the day, causing how one feels about a situation to hold more weight than actual reality. This is problematic on a number of fronts. For one, the abandonment of
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Socialism and the City: Is There a Connection?1
- Culture
- October 29, 2019
I took a breather from work the other week and trotted off to visit a friend. While there, I spent some time in the North Carolina mountains. They were beautiful. Winding roads. Soaring slopes. Mountain streams and lakes. The paintbrush of fall touching the trees. Nestled amidst this beauty is Connemara, the last home of
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Why Women Workers Might Be Less Willing to Delegate 0
- Culture
- October 29, 2019
People love demographic generalization of the workplace because they simplify what is actually incomprehensibly complex. So the newest study of professional women was destined to go viral: “Women Are Less Likely to Delegate Than Men—and That Might Hurt Their Careers.” The study, part of a slew of workplace gender studies conducted by Columbia Business School, says absolutely
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1 in 3 Millennials View Communism Favorably, Survey Finds 0
- Culture
- October 29, 2019
A growing number of millennials show support for communism and socialism, a new survey from the Victims of Communism Memorial Foundation found. The survey, conducted by the research and data firm YouGov, found that 70 percent of millennials are likely to vote socialist and that 1 in 3 millennials perceive communism as “favorable.” The survey, part of
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When Will #MeToo Blow the Whistle on IVF Clinic Pornography?0
- Culture
- October 28, 2019
Why hasn’t the #MeToo movement protested the close connection between the pornography industry and IVF clinics? Most clinics provide pornography so that men can quickly provide a sperm sample. It is an essential, if grubby, part of the clinic’s services. Not a lot has been written about this issue, understandably perhaps. A tell-all feature in
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