New FTU Course: Have We Found Some Missing Links?
The modern theory of evolution presupposes intermediate forms of life between the established species. What is the evidence for these links between life? 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…
Philanthropic and Academic Arrogance: The Long River Denial
By Marvin Olasky | Not only donors practice what Charles Dickens satirized as “telescopic philanthropy.” Professors wise in their own eyes fall into it as well. Dickens wrote of Mrs. Jellyby, a Londoner devoted day and night to the fictional “Borrioboola-Gha Venture,” a plan to settle poor Englishmen among African…
Degrees of Value: Making College Pay Off
By Glenn Harlan Reynolds | For Too Many Americans, College Today Isn’t Worth It. In the field of higher education, reality is outrunning parody. A recent feature on the satire website the Onion proclaimed, “30-Year-Old Has Earned $11 More Than He Would Have Without College Education.” Allowing for tuition, interest on student loans, and four years of foregone income while in school, the fictional student “Patrick Moorhouse” wasn’t much better off. His years of stress and study, the article japed, “have been more…
Seeking the Image: How Do Selfies Define Us?
By Janie B. Cheaney | The emergence of the ‘selfie’ tells us a lot about ourselves. Last month it was revealed: The Oxford English Dictionary’s “Word of the Year” (WotY) for 2013 is selfie, referring to a self-portrait taken with a smartphone. This year’s word got some stiff competition from showroom (vb., to examine…
New FTU Course: Do You Know Basic Economics?
Modern economists often make their field far too difficult. Everyone should know how basic economics work and how it affects them. Learn about easy economics 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…
Judge Rules Chimps Can’t Be Legal Persons, Activists Vow to Fight On
Can a chimpanzee be considered a legal person? Not for now, a judge ruled this morning in Niagara County, New York, but the legal arguments are just beginning. The hearing, conducted over the phone by Judge Ralph A. Boniello, III and attorneys from the Nonhuman Rights Project, a group that supports legal…
New FTU Course: Are Human Beings Just Animals?
Does man bring angels to awe or a blip in the timeline of evolution? Man has debated his position in the cosmos for millennia. Explore the discussion here, and make up your own mind. 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….
C.S. Lewis on the Modern Cult of Scientism
By John Stonestreet| C. S. Lewis was no opponent of science. But he was an opponent of abusing science….If I told you ours is among the most religious ages in history, you might react the way you would if I told you I was from the planet Venus. “Come on,” you might say, “we’re living in a time of…
The World of English Freedoms: Loving Law and Individual Rights
By Daniel Hannan | It’s no accident that the English-speaking nations are the ones most devoted to law and individual rights. Asked, early in his presidency, whether he believed in American exceptionalism, Barack Obama gave a telling reply. “I believe in American exceptionalism, just as I suspect the Brits believe in…