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  • Should you retreat from the public square?

    Should you retreat from the public square?0

    For many people the state of America’s presidential campaign is an index of the corruption of our national culture. At the moment, though anything is possible given the fickleness of the electorate, the flawed personal lives and political views of the candidates, and a savage media, it seems that Donald Trump will face Hillary Clinton,

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  • New Report: Teacher Evaluation Systems Still Not Removing Bad Teachers

    New Report: Teacher Evaluation Systems Still Not Removing Bad Teachers0

    It’s been said time and again that having a good teacher is the primary determiner of whether or not a child will succeed in school. Parents and school boards in the era of the one-room schoolhouse likely recognized this, and were quick to remove poor teachers from their midst. But in modern times—due in part

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  • A Paper on Feminizing Glaciers?!? Academia is Broken

    A Paper on Feminizing Glaciers?!? Academia is Broken0

    Sit back and enjoy the following paragraph from the abstract of a paper published in January by the peer-reviewed journal Progress in Human Geography: “Feminist and postcolonial theories enrich and complement each other by showing how gender and colonialism are co-constituted, as well as how both women and indigenous peoples have been marginalized historically (Schnabel,

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  • Why is it always Canada?

    Why is it always Canada?0

    After Trump’s most recent victories in Michigan, Mississippi, and Hawaii, taking three out of the four available states, there are renewed pledges to “never vote for trump” and then, if that fails, “to move to Canada” if he wins. Why is it always Canada? The thought came to me unoriginally after seeing the following image

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  • Tocqueville Sure Pegged the 2016 Election Right…

    Tocqueville Sure Pegged the 2016 Election Right…0

    If anyone doubted that the 2016 election is generating high amounts of interest, one look at primary turnout thus far will put those doubts to rest. According to Pew Research, primary participation seems headed for an overall high not seen for years. Such turnout seems like a good thing, particularly as many have mourned the

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  • Husband and wife split the chores? Divorce is more likely.

    Husband and wife split the chores? Divorce is more likely.0

    A while back, Medical Daily reported on a Norwegian study of couples to see “how married and cohabiting men and women divided housework and childcare throughout various life stages.” It might make a few heads explode. “Couples may be better off living in a ‘traditional’ household where women do all the housework if they want

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