Down Syndrome Restaurateur Captures The American Dream
By Ericka Anderson | You might not expect a child with Down syndrome to grow up and become a small-business owner — but that’s exactly what Tim Harris did. From the time he was 14 years old, his parents say, Harris was determined to own a restaurant. His dream came true several years ago when his father…
New FTU Course: Where Do Impactful Ideas Come From?
How does the metaphorical light bulb go off? Is it a flash of genius? Can such thinking be cultivated? Come explore the nature of ideas themselves. 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.
What Catastrophe? Meet Richard Lindzen of MIT
By Ethan Epstein | MIT’s Richard Lindzen, the unalarmed climate scientist. When you first meet Richard Lindzen, the Alfred P. Sloan professor of meteorology at MIT, senior fellow at the Cato Institute, leading climate “skeptic,” and all-around scourge of James Hansen, Bill McKibben, Al Gore, the Intergovernmental…
Will We Keep Our Religious Liberties?
By John Stonestreet | On the Tuesday before Thanksgiving, the Supreme Court agreed to hear Sebelius v. Hobby Lobby, the challenge to the HHS mandate brought by a Christian-owned family business based in Oklahoma. It’s also agreed to hear a related case, Conestoga Wood Specialties v. Sebelius, which involves…
New FTU Course: Are You a Feminist?
Feminism informs many aspects of the modern college campus. Examine here the many types of feminism active in our culture. What are they trying to accomplish and what do you think? 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….
Congress Strengthens Religious Freedom for the Military
By Michael Cochrane | The Senate passed a defense bill with strong bipartisan support last week that includes important language to strengthen and protect the religious freedom of military members and chaplains. The 2014 National Defense Authorization Act (NDAA) includes the standard provisions for funding the…
Faith Within Science: Data Mining with Hubris?
By Thomas P. Sheahen | For quite some time, science has been presented to the public in a distorted way. Reports of statements by scientists are often stated as absolutely certain truths, never mentioning any doubts or questions. Seldom do reporters inquire about how they became so certain, why they have…
New FTU Course: Are You Color Blind?
I have a dream! With these words Martin Luther King, Jr. challenged us to stop judging people by the color of their skin. How do we promote that ideal? AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS.
The Government Can Now Force You to Bake a Cake
By Leslie Ford | An administrative law judge in Denver, Colorado—a state that constitutionally defined marriage as the union of a man and a woman in 2006—has declared that Jack Phillips, owner of Masterpiece Cakeshop, violated the law when he refused to bake a cake for a same-sex wedding. When a same-sex couple…