Culture

Are E-Scooters a Menace or Needed Innovation?0
- Culture
- July 12, 2019
Are today’s new motorized electric scooters an epidemic terrorizing American cities? In the New York Times, Nashville writer Margaret Renkl argues that the shared vehicles known as e-scooters are often abandoned in inappropriate places—such as in front of doorways, in the middle of the sidewalk, and on street corners. Renkl presents this as an inconvenience that outweighs all
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The BBC’s Critique of ‘I, Pencil’ Misses the Point 0
- Culture
- July 12, 2019
Leonard Read’s immortal essay “I, Pencil” has persuaded more people of the wonders of the free market than possibly any other comparable work – so many that the BBC recently posted an article attacking it. However, anyone reading both articles will conclude that Read’s pencil comes out looking sharper. The mere fact that Read’s article
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The Difference Between Fourth of July and Bastille Day 0
- Culture
- July 12, 2019
To celebrate Fourth of July, Donald Trump added a large military theme to the parade. Many observers, and critics, noted that this looked a lot like the traditional French celebration of Bastille Day, which will be celebrated this Sunday, July 14th. Americans tend to conflate Fourth of July and Bastille Day. The fact that they
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No, I Don’t Care About Women’s Soccer, Stop Nagging Me About It 1
- Culture
- July 12, 2019
Given their arrogant and unpatriotic attitude, the women’s national soccer team seem to represent their own individual egos more than our nation. Paradoxically, they demand more pay while giving Americans more reasons to not support women’s soccer. U.S. national women’s team is using the “platform” they’ve built to diss President Trump and conservative America.
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Foul! Women Actually Make More Than Men in Soccer 0
- Culture
- July 11, 2019
When viewed analytically—based on how much money they generate—women in soccer actually make more than men. They take home roughly 23 percent of revenue whereas the men’s teams are given less than 7 percent of revenue. However, the men’s teams have much fatter wallets, giving the effect of a huge pay disparity. The men’s World
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A Little American Myth-Making Never Hurt Anyone 0
- Culture
- July 11, 2019
Throughout time and place, people have understood themselves and the world around them through stories that have meaning beyond the events described in the narrative itself. From Gilgamesh, Odysseus, Aeneas, and Hercules, to Sinbad, King Arthur, and Thor, heroes have served an important role in embodying cultural ideals, and no figure better embodies American mythology
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