Liberty
Securing the American Dream
Ian Rowe highlights proof that the American Dream remains within reach. The American dream is still alive and can be achieved in just one generation, even among the most economically…
Sociology
Liberty
Sports and the Need for Good ‘Third Places’
Elle Reynolds writes for the Federalist about a lesson learned during a recent trip to a sports bar. During one of the several edge-of-your-seat moments between the Bengals and Chiefs…
Liberty
Push Toward Passivity Threatens Society
Yuval Levin writes for the American Enterprise Institute about a significant threat to our future. Last month, two of my colleagues at the American Enterprise Institute (Brad Wilcox and Lyman…
Education
Martin Center column examines Black Lives Matter in higher education
Alexander Riley writes for the Martin Center about the impact of a dangerous political fad on American higher education. When the University of Chicago English Department announced over the summer…
Liberty
Diagnosing a ‘psychic tuberculosis’
Kevin Williamson of National Review Online seeks to identify what ails American society. There is some mystery about the generation of names. “Gay” becomes “gay and lesbian” becomes “lesbian and…
Liberty
COVID-19 could produce social benefits
Amid the bad news associated with the coronavirus pandemic, Yuval Levin explains in a Commentary cover story how society might benefit from disruption of our daily lives. When we defeat…
Education
Failing college students by ignoring viewpoint diversity
Ilana Redstone Akresh argues at National Review Online that colleges hurt their students by exposing them to limited ideological viewpoints. We can trace the current level of political polarization to…
Liberty
Staddon continues his study of the ‘new racism’ for the Martin Center
John Staddon’s latest Martin Center column continues to develop themes introduced earlier this week. Staddon worries about the emergence of a destructive force in sociology. The best way to grasp…
Education
Martin Center column probes increased disinterest in colorblind society
John Staddon writes for the Martin Center about changing attitudes regarding the significance of race. Like most Americans, I have always assumed that color blindness is our ideal. Not any…
Budget, Taxation & Economy
Overselling the urban-rural divide
Samuel Abrams of the American Enterprise Institute warns readers not to overemphasize the extent of the divisions between urban and rural America. In “The Left Behind,” Princeton sociologist Robert Wuthnow…
Education
Benign Atrocities Studies: Dog parks promote ‘rape culture’
Yet another laughable example of publish-or-perish desperation to find a new source of outrage?
Education
Martin Center takes second look at college faculty’s role
Jay Schalin’s latest Martin Center column responds to an earlier piece from Fabio Rojas. It attempted to define a proper place for activism within college faculty members’ job descriptions. ……