Coming End to Racial Preferences
The weakening of racial preferences in college admissions can be beneficial if it can focus our attention on the causes of the huge gap in academic achievement between blacks and whites and Asians.
Offensive Speech
It’s fine if the NBA — or any private group — wants to censor speech on its own property. But it’s important that government not have the power to silence us.
Gary Becker (1930-2014)
Nobel Prize-winning economist Gary Becker was internationally renowned within the economics profession, but was not nearly as well known among the general public as he deserved to be.
The Moral Bankruptcy of Our Educational System
Too many of today’s “educators” see students as a captive audience for them to manipulate and propagandize.
Why Marijuana Should Be Legal
Legalizing pot, by itself, won’t change a thing. Until or unless we understand why marijuana should be legal, it’s futile to support its legalization.
The Problem With Cliven Bundy
The problem with our big, expansive federal government which denies individual rights every day is that it ultimately leads to disputes of this kind.
Interview: Brandeis Prof. Thomas Doherty in Defense of Infidel Author Ayaan Hirsi Ali
After being abused by Moslems in Somalia, Ayaan Hirsi Ali moved to the Netherlands. She became an outspoken critic of Islam and wrote a screenplay for Submission, a 2004 movie that specifically critiques Moslem treatment of women.
Why is Capitalism Not Appreciated?
Fulford’s characterization of capitalism is inaccurate and non-essential and therefore worth analyzing here.
The Virtue of Pride: The Policy of Doing Your Best
According to conventional morality, pride is a sin. According to Aristotle, it is the crown of all virtues.
