Is it Discrimination or Just Intellectual-Lite?
By Charlie Peacock | I discriminate. I have a prejudicial bias toward some people. For one, I discriminate against pedophiles (people sexually attracted to children), but particularly those known by their community as sexual predators or traffickers who have been convicted of sex crimes against children….
Cafe Adds 35-Cent Surcharge to Offset Minimum Wage Hike
By Philip Wegmann | A small-town cafe ignited a firestorm of controversy that has engulfed Minnesota. On Aug. 1, the state bumped the minimum wage from $7.25 to $8 an hour. A few days later, Stillwater Oasis quietly added a corresponding 35-cent “minimum wage fee” to customer receipts. The company’s Facebook…
Balkanized Bureaucracy or Utopian Sanctuary? Part 2
By Bryce J. Christensen | At times, the challenge to campus ideologues comes from scientists willing to bring empirical research to bear on their utopian claims. In 2000, for instance, an intrepid biologist intruded into the ideologically charged pages of the American Sociological Review long enough to…
Balkanized Bureaucracy or Utopian Sanctuary? Crisis in the University
By Bryce J. Christensen | “What an empire is in political history,” declared John Henry Cardinal Newman, “such is a university in the sphere of philosophy and science. . . . It maps out the territory of the intellect, and sees that the boundaries of each province are religiously respected. . . . It acts as umpire…
New FTU Course: What Is The Last Question?
Experience Isaac Asimov’s intriguing story about a supercomputer, two slightly drunk attendants, and a question. See things in a new way. 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….
Katy Perry Is Wrong: Dads Aren’t So Last Century
By Genevieve Wood | “I don’t need a dude… It’s 2014!” Such is the wisdom from pop star Katy Perry on motherhood in a recent Rolling Stone interview. “We are living in the future,” says Perry. “I’m not anti-men. I love men. But there is an option if someone doesn’t present himself.” The option Perry is…
What are the New Models for Higher Education?
By Matthew Abrams | Education systems that incorporate human interaction and multidimensional learning are poised to change what and how we learn. While the flipped classroom, EdX, and portfolio-based learning all exemplify the tremendous evolution that is taking place in higher education, a whole field of adult…
FTU Course: Is Global Warming Theory True?
The debate about global warming is heating up, Al Gore’s vision of environmental catastrophe has gone cold. What’s the real deal? 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….
Bill Nye Tries to Prove Climate Change Exists. Yes, Seriously.
By Scott Clement | In the most unlikely of political talk show face-offs, Bill Nye (“The Science Guy”) will debate Tennessee Republican Rep. Marsha Blackburn Sunday on climate change and what’s up with recent weather in Sochi, Russia and the United States (not a joke). The exchange on “Meet The Press” promises…