Culture

Why We Should Take Greta Thunberg Seriously 0
- Culture
- September 25, 2019
At this point, there’s hardly any need to repost the video of Greta Thunberg speaking at a U.N. press conference earlier this week, so widely has the footage been spread on social media. Fighting back tears and with a trembling voice, the 16-year-old issued an emotional call to fight climate change that has captured people’s
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What’s Driving the Ballooning Support Staff in Public Schools?0
- Culture
- September 24, 2019
In the animated graphic below, University of Michigan economics professor Mark Perry charts the ballooning nature of public school staff, students, and spending since 1970. As Perry explains, the student population has increased by 10 percent in the last 50 years. The number of teachers has increased by nearly 60 percent in that same period.
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What the Jeffrey Epstein Case Reveals About Female Sex Offenders 0
- Culture
- September 24, 2019
The recent indictment of Jeffrey Epstein for sex trafficking highlights the importance of understanding sex offenses perpetrated by women. Epstein allegedly did not act alone. In a variety of court filings, some of his female associates, most notably Ghislaine Maxwell, have been depicted as instrumental in his sexual encounters. None of them has been criminally
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We Went to the DC Climate Protest. Here Are 5 Things We Saw.0
- Culture
- September 24, 2019
Protesters young and old descended Monday on Washington to call for immediate action on climate change, stopping rush-hour traffic and taking over city parks. Environmental activists designed the event, called “Shut Down D.C.” or #ShutDownDC, to disrupt morning commutes for government workers and bring attention to their cause. While world leaders attended the United Nations
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Deep Roots: Radicalism and the University 0
- Culture
- September 24, 2019
Nearly every morning, I read some new story about radicalism on college campuses – the suppression of speech, students up in arms about some micro-aggression, or professors deriding their country. I recently came across two such pieces. First up is former New York City mayor Michael Bloomberg’s editorial in the New York Post denouncing the attempts of
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Ten Facts About Homelessness in America 0
- Culture
- September 24, 2019
The homeless represent the most vulnerable portion of Americans living in poverty. The latest U.S. government report on homelessness shows that a culture of secularism and statism is depriving Americans of church philanthropy, curbing the free market’s ability to provide, and leaving the most vulnerable reliant on the government – or the mercy of the streets. The Council of
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