Is the Welfare State Helping the Poor?
By S.M. | OPPONENTS of America’s welfare state tend to make two kinds of arguments. The first, that of philosophical libertarians, regards food stamps, housing supports and unemployment payments as unjust transfers from some citizens to others. The second, less doctrinaire and more in vogue, holds that welfare…
Studying in the School of Hard Knocks
By Andrew Branch | Millennials face a challenging job market—but their own resistance to hard work may not help. In Lifestyle two issues ago we profiled Dean Hatch, 84, who is approaching his seventh decade in the workforce. He said people can be happy at work by following a simple formula: “They should find…
New FTU Course: What is Real Diversity?
Can diversity be created through college entrance parameters? Consider the real nature of diversity through a study at Bowdoin College. 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….
Do Manners Have any Real Significance in Life?
Seemingly insignificant conventions. Powerful phrase indeed. We easily slip into judging certain things to be insignificant—in any case in the shadow of, well, other looming issues. Hair styles, standing-up or not, deportment: do we have the energy to notice and evaluate, much less address such issues?…
Angry America: We Need More Light, Less Heat
America is facing a potentially deadly epidemic. And I’m not talking about Bird Flu. As Christmas Day approaches, it appears that many of us are acting more like Ebenezer Scrooge than Tiny Tim. According to a new USA Today study, the share of Americans who report feeling angry or irritable has surged…
Zombies vs. the Resurrection of the Dead or Nihilism on Tap
By Eric Metaxas | Late last month, just two weeks after the start of its fourth season, AMC announced that it had renewed “The Walking Dead” for a fifth season. The decision was—pardon the pun—a no-brainer. Its season four premiere captured 16.1 million viewers, outdrawing even Sunday Night Football, on its…
New FTU Course: What is the Real Nature of Conservative Politics?
Morton C. Blackwell of the Leadership Institute discusses how conservatives have changed in their understanding of the political process and the consequences of that new understanding. Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free for students and will qualify them…
University’s Student Government Bans Offensive Speech
By Andrew Desiderio | The student government at the University of Nebraska-Lincoln has passed a resolution that bans offensive speech. “Certain derogatory terms diminish the broadly inclusive and welcoming quality of our campus,” states the resolution, approved by the student government Nov. 13. “We pledge to remove…
New FTU Course: Why Do We Desire Beauty?
Is beauty in the eye of the beholder? Why is beauty attractive? Follow this experience to further form you own views of beauty. 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.