by jstewardfree | Apr 15, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Steve Tobak | America’s current political and economic climate is not unlike conditions when Margaret Thatcher became British Prime Minister in 1979. It’s all there: high unemployment, sluggish growth, big government, and increasing regulation, especially in...
by jstewardfree | Apr 13, 2013 | FTU Member Alerts, Grey Matter
necklace WINTER FREE. FKA Riley MadisonBy Duke Cheston | At least one Duke University staff member is acutely aware of the problems of casual sex on campus. In recent years, Duke University has developed a reputation for debauchery. A steady drumbeat of scandal—from...
by jstewardfree | Apr 12, 2013 | Course and Scholarship Updates
Should ideas be censored by governments? And book distributors? Consider the curious case of Apple vs The Manhattan Declaration. AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS. Sign in to www.freethinku.com to learn more about these course experiences, which are free...
by jstewardfree | Apr 11, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Dr. Lynn F. Jacobs & Jeremy S. Hyman | What makes some college students successful while others – well, less so? Sometimes it’s a question of intelligence or insight. And sometimes it’s sheer good luck. But a lot of the time it’s a...
by jstewardfree | Apr 11, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Kevin Staley-Joyce | Feminism of the primitive observance meets Third-wave feminism in this unusual story. Calliope Wong, who self-identifies as neither male nor female, applied to the famously “lifestyle left” and female-only Smith College, only to be turned down...