New FTU Course: Is Gambling a Good Bet?
Is the gambling industry a form of entertainment or irresponsibility? A social benefit or ill? Consider the various sides of this topic. Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free for students and will qualify them to participate in America’s fastest-growing…
If It’s 8:47, We Must Be Learning About Atoms
By Anthony Esolen | We ought to rename our planet according to the bureaucratic shackles we place upon our children. We shall call it Tormentaria. It seems quite apt. The Tormentarians are a humane race. They don’t favor harsh (though swift) punishment; they grow queasy if anyone mentions a whipping…
It’s Harmless, Right? This Is Your Brain on Drugs
By Abigail Sullivan Mooreoct | The gray matter of the nucleus accumbens, the walnut-shaped pleasure center of the brain, was glowing like a flame, showing a notable increase in density. “It could mean that there’s some sort of drug learning taking place,” speculated Jodi Gilman, at her computer screen…
FTU Course: Should We Ally with Israel?
Israel, Palestine, and conflict in the Middle East grab frequent headlines in the news. Why is the U.S. so allied with Israel, while other nations are bent on destroying her? Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free for students and will qualify them to participate in America’s fastest-growing college scholarship fund…
The Youth Are Our Future – Raising Free Thinking Minds
The Dissident Dad | When recent headlines range from a women going to jail for not mowing her lawn, to the tracking technology embedded in each of our cell phones, you can get easily depressed and discouraged simply by being aware of the world you live in. I remember when I first announced that my wife…
Is Our World Colored in Just Black and White?
By Jeremy Diamond | Ben Carson, a black conservative activist and neurosurgeon considering a 2016 presidential run, said Tuesday that race relations “have gotten worse” because President Barack Obama puts too much emphasis on race. Carson said he believes racism is “a thing largely of yesterday” and that…
New FTU Course: Why Does Creation Care Matter?
Can we build a better planet? Can man save the planet? Join celebrities, activists, scientists, and others in debating how to care for the Earth. Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free for students and will qualify them to participate in America’s fastest…
Reviving Blue Collar Work: 4 Myths About the Skilled Trades
By Jeremy Anderberg | For better or for worse, what we do for a living often defines us. It’s one of the first questions we ask people when we meet them for the first time. It’s where we will end up spending 90,000 hours of our life, over the course of 40-some years. Unfortunately, most people count themselves as…
Does Churchill Still Stand Alone in the Hall of Greatness?
By Boris Johnson | When I was growing up, there was no doubt about it: Winston Churchill was the greatest statesman Britain had ever produced. My brother and I pored over Sir Martin Gilbert ’s biographical “Life in Pictures” enough to memorize the captions. I knew that Churchill had led my country to…