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Eddie Scarry writes at the Federalist about the larger implications of the Jussie Smollett hoax. Even though Jussie Smollett has been found guilty of staging a homophobic and racist assault…
In this month’s Carolina Journal, I wrote about a sensitive subject to many: mental health. I wrote about a trend that I, and many others, find alarming. That is the…
My theory is, the publish-or-perish world of academe makes social-justice scholars hunt for new things to denounce, and all that's left now are nice things like farmers' markets.
Elizabeth Harrington of the Washington Free Beacon details an unusual taxpayer-funded anti-obesity measure. The National Institutes of Health is spending over $400,000 on a study tracking the eye movements of…
Walter Williams‘ latest column at Human Events offers food for thought for college campus radicals looking for the next building, program, or sports team to rename. This renaming craze is…
Victor Davis Hanson‘s latest column at National Review Online exposes the absurdity of progressives’ efforts to disavow the positive achievements of historical figures such as Thomas Jefferson and Andrew Jackson…
The Cato Institute is highlighting a new bulletin (PDF) from San Diego State University economist Joseph Sabia on the relationship between a government-mandated minimum wage and poverty. Cato’s Chris Edwards…
Worried about extreme environmentalism, the kind that ignores the need to weigh costs and benefits of proposed environmental regulations? Joel Stein‘s latest TIME column might offer a little solace. Jean…
Here’s what today’s style of parenting, which constantly tells kids they’re amazing, has brought us. Imagine how poorly these self-centered young adults are going to fare when they enter the…
We’ve all seen this scenario. Finally, an author has put a name to it: princess parenting. From Megan Basham, writing in the Wall Street Journal: Of course, it’s natural for…