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The Secret to Teaching Children Self-Control Is Letting Them See It in Others0
- Culture
- May 10, 2018
Is self-control something you can acquire, like a new language or a taste for opera? Or is it one of those things you either have or don’t, like fashion sense or a knack for telling a good joke? Psychologist Walter Mischel’s famous results from the “marshmallow test” seem to suggest self-control is relatively stable and
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How a 1934 New York Graduation Exam Shows How Far Academic Standards Have Fallen0
- Education
- May 10, 2018
Today’s education system has a myriad of advantages that earlier generations never would have dreamed about. Smartboards. Tablets. Advanced science labs. Massive libraries. These perks are wonderful and suggest that our schools are giving children a much better education than they would have had at an earlier time. But what if all these advancements are
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Learning Greek and Latin Will Be Key to Renewing the West1
- Education
- May 9, 2018
Last week, various headlines proclaimed that there’s a “cut-off age” of 17 or 18 if you want to learn a new language. The headlines were generated by a new study published by MIT researchers, and based on analysis of a grammar quiz they gave to 670,000 people. The researchers found that people “remain very skilled at
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Ayn Rand and Ludwig von Mises Once Had Dinner Together, and It Can Teach Us a Lot About Intellectual0
- Economics
- May 9, 2018
At the International Society for Individual Liberty’s Conference, Milton Friedman once gave a speech titled “Say ‘No’ to Intolerance” (you can find the transcription here) where he criticized the sectarianism of a part of the libertarian movement. To illustrate his point, he told an anecdote, which can be found in Barbara Branden’s biography of Ayn
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Biomolecular Engineers Say They Have Developed a Cure for Hangovers0
- Culture
- May 9, 2018
“Civilization begins with distillation,” said William Faulkner, a writer and drinker. Although our thirst for alcohol dates back to the Stone Age, nobody has figured out a good way to deal with the ensuing hangover after getting drunk. As a chemical engineering professor and wine enthusiast, I felt I needed to find a solution. As
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The GOP’s Food Stamp Proposal Would Blow the Cost Savings on Bureaucracy0
- Economics
- May 9, 2018
The Republicans have so forgotten how to control spending, even when they try something conservative it is not really conservative. Consider the House GOP’s proposed reforms to the food stamp program in the upcoming farm bill. The GOP wants to put work requirements on a small share of food stamp (“SNAP”) recipients. The Congressional Budget
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