Minimum Wages: Effects on Employment and Labor Turnover
By Pierre Brochu and David A Green | On 14 January 2014 a group of 75 economists, including seven Nobel laureates, released a letter calling for an increase in the US minimum wage (Woellert 2014). At the same time, George Osborne, the Conservative Chancellor of the Exchequer in the UK, has called for the…
New FTU Course: Should We End Masculinity?
Has true manhood disappeared? And are we better off without such an ideal? What constitutes authentic masculinity and is it something we want in our culture? Think freely about it here. 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.
Judging Religious Beliefs . . . in Court
By Eric Metaxas | Beyond disturbing. A British court wants to decide the truth of religious beliefs. Don’t believe me? Last week, a British magistrate issued what the Telegraph newspaper called “one of the most unusual documents ever issued by a British court.” What was this “unusual document?” It was an…
John Locke and Our Nation’s Founding Principles
By Jerome Huyler | Millions today fear the nation is heading in the wrong direction, if not rushing headlong toward calamity. Sensing the urgent need for a dramatic “mid-course” correction, citizens should search for guidance in the doctrines that have served so many, so well, for so long. Founding principles are…
Free Think University Returns to CPAC 2014
Free Think University will again be engaging students on the floor of CPAC 2014 with opportunities to learn more about our courses and employment opportunities for student editors. And this year we will be awarding $2,000 in student scholarships -- $1,000 for the...
New FTU Course: Are You Using Your Brain?
Is your brain up to its potential? Recent neuroscience continues to unlock the wonders and workings of our amazing minds. Get up to speed in this experience. 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.
Camille Paglia: A Feminist Defense of Masculine Virtues
By Bari Weiss | The cultural critic on why ignoring the biological differences between men and women risks undermining Western civilization itself. ‘What you’re seeing is how a civilization commits suicide,” says Camille Paglia. This self-described “notorious Amazon feminist” isn’t telling anyone to Lean In or…
More on Careful Thinking and Quick Writing
By Alan Jacobs | So, about having ideas worth expressing. Let me start by working my way through this passage from C. S. Lewis on the value of reading old books: Every age has its own outlook. It is specially good at seeing certain truths and specially liable to make certain mistakes. We all, therefore, need the books that will…
New FTU Course: Should I Cohabitate?
Is a ring even necessary anymore? With sexual mores so open and culture so willing to encourage cohabitation, are there any remaining reasons to consider “getting hitched”? 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.