New FTU Course: Should Drugs Be Legal?
Is a buzz wrong? Should America continue to war against illicit drugs or is it time to light up? As more states consider the legalization of drugs, join experts in this debate. 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…
Smell the Buzz: Baseness, for the Base?
By Anthony Esolen | A movement is now afoot across the nation to legalize the growing and smoking of cannabis—marijuana. The best argument for it that I can see is prudential. Not all immoral actions can feasibly be proscribed by law without causing more harm than good. Any state, for example, that attempted to outlaw…
It’s My Body, I Can Dope it If I Want To?
By Matthew Feeney | Perhaps in no other policy area are the opinions of lawmakers as different from the opinions of their constituents as drug policy. Despite the fact that more than half of Americans favor the legalization of marijuana, nowhere near fifty percent of policy makers think the same way. This is…
Separation of Government from Press
By Cal Thomas | After much criticism from conservative quarters, the Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has decided, at least for now, to withdraw plans for its proposed study of how media organizations gather and report news. The expressed goal of the survey was to determine if the “critical information…
New 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…
Legalize Pot. Even Though It’s Bad for You?
By Gavin McInnes | There is so much smoke surrounding the marijuana debate, it’s almost impossible to see what the hell is going on. The pro-decriminalization crowd will only call it “cannabis” and pretend that it’s an invaluable medicine. The anti-pot crowd calls it a very dangerous drug that will drag…
New FTU Course: Is There a Cure for Poverty?
Poverty statistics are overwhelming. Is possible to rid the world of poverty? The answer so far has been massive aid. Consider the “PovertyCure” option. 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…
Why Super-Fast Internet Is Coming Super Slowly
By Andy Kessler | The FCC could change this overnight by focusing on what’s best for the economy, not just for those it regulates. In 1982, rock star Pete Townsend asked Americans to call their cable operators and, “Demand your MTV. I want my MTV!” It’s 2014, and two-minute music videos on a cable channel have…
Mann vs. Steyn: The Trial of the Century
By Robert Tracinski | The global warming hysteria is disastrous enough in its intended goal, which is to ban the use of our cheapest and most abundant fuels and force us to limp along on “alternative energy” sources that are insufficient to support an industrial civilization. But along the way, the global…