Culture

Professor: ‘Education is Grossly Overrated’0
- Culture
- January 24, 2018
If you grew up as a normal child, you probably uttered the following words at some point: “But Mom! Why do I have to go to school today? I don’t learn anything anyway!” If you’ve been on the receiving end of this complaint, you’ve probably channeled your own mother, protesting vehemently and declaring that the
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Understanding Why Some Female Teachers Have Sex With Students 1
- Culture
- January 24, 2018
More than 100 women were convicted of sexual offences in the UK in 2015. The figures, obtained via a freedom of information request, show the number of convictions almost trebled in a decade. Among those convicted were a number of school staff, including teachers, a head teacher and a teaching assistant. The attractive female teacher
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What Cathy Newman’s Interview with Jordan Peterson Really Tells Us 0
- Culture
- January 24, 2018
A week ago Britain’s Channel 4, a public service, aired an interview with Canadian academic and free speech hero Jordan B. Peterson. The interview, coinciding with the release in the UK of his book, 12 Rules For Life: An Antidote to Chaos (more about which in MercatorNet soon), has been viewed more than 3,460,000 times
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Jordan B. Peterson Is the Furthest Thing from the Alt-Right 0
- Culture
- January 23, 2018
Psychologist and scholar Jordan B. Peterson recently had another surge in media attention after his blockbuster interview with TV journalist Cathy Newman on Britain’s Channel 4. It was actually more of an interrogation than an interview, but by most accounts, Peterson handled it with aplomb. His ideological critics have reacted defensively by, among other tactics,
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The 10 Indicators of a True Gentleman 0
- Culture
- January 23, 2018
Whether one likes it or not, it seems that women’s fears, abilities, and interactions with men have been a prominent subject in the days since President Trump was sworn into office. One of the biggest ways this female focus has intensified is through the #MeToo movement, which proliferated after the ouster of Hollywood producer Harvey
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Why Using the Turpin Family’s House of Horrors to Attack Homeschooling is Dishonest (and Unwise)0
- Culture
- January 23, 2018
Horrific crimes and violent acts tug at our collective heart strings. When other humans are harmed, we rightfully feel empathy and anger. We should use these moments as opportunities for reflection and conversation, but we should be careful to not make policy based on emotion. Some are using the egregious case of alleged child abuse
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