Culture

The Nation’s Report Card Shows Reading Scores Remain Lousy. Here’s How We Can Improve Them.0
- Culture
- April 16, 2018
In case you missed it, the results of the nation’s 2017 Report Card are in… and once again, they’re not very pretty. Since the last measurements in 2015, 4th graders have dropped one point in reading, while 8th graders have increased by two measly points. To put it bluntly, scores are flat. The typical responses
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This Brazilian Economist Once Marched for Socialism, But Became a Free-Market Hero 0
- Culture
- April 16, 2018
If he were still alive, Roberto Campos would turn 101 next week on April 17. He was a Brazilian hero whose timeless ideas are still shining a light in the darkness. A common complaint in my country, Brazil, is that our heroes are not given due recognition or that their achievements are only realized and
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Putting a Ring on It, for the Children’s Sake 0
- Culture
- April 13, 2018
Hollywood actor, producer and professional wrestler Dwayne Johnson might be good at a few things, but marriage isn’t one of them. He is divorced from his first wife (mother of his 16-year-old daughter) and has not married his current partner. It’s a pity, because he is about to become a dad for the third time and
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Facebook Hearings Reveal How Government Regulations Work 0
- Culture
- April 13, 2018
A commentator on Mark Zuckerberg’s appearance before the Senate observed that the event seemed like a 5-hour tech-support call. Truth. If you have ever had to do tech support, you know the way it happens. The user is hopeless, frustrated, and essentially ignorant of the product. That’s the Senate. The support employee tries to organize
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Google, Twitter & Facebook: The Grave Danger of Information Monopolies 0
- Culture
- April 13, 2018
Increasingly, you will find articles critical of the power of Google, Facebook, and Twitter. Some of these articles argue that between Google and Facebook, the two giants control 85 percent of all ad revenue. And, of course, anyone who uses the internet knows that Google is the primary portal through which one seeks and finds information
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Student: What White Privilege Lessons Did to My High School 0
- Culture
- April 13, 2018
During my last year in high school, all seniors were required to write a speech about the topic of their choice and present this speech to the student body and faculty. My essay, titled “Division”, dealt with how identity politics ruined the last few years at the high school that I attended. It was summarized
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