I Mean Business
By Jason Fertig | Many courses teach about business, but not how to actually do it. As a professor in a business school, each semester I strive to make my courses relevant for students. For readers who are not well-versed in the ins-and-out of B-Schools, my admission may be a bit of a surprise. But politicized majors (e.g., gender studies) are not the only disciplines that present students with an intellectually vapid experience these days. Many business courses are not…
Undoing the Brainwashing
By Thomas Sowell | This time of year, as college students return home for the summer, many parents may notice how many politically correct ideas they have acquired on campus. Some of those parents may wonder how they can undo some of the brainwashing that has become so common in what are supposed to be institutions of higher learning. The strategy used by General Douglas MacArthur so successfully in the Pacific during World War II can be useful in this very different kind of battle. Instead of fighting the Japanese for every island stronghold as the Americans advanced toward Japan, MacArthur sent his troops into battle for only those islands that were…
Benjamin Rush’s 14 Rules for His Young Son
By Maria Popova | “Remember at all times that while you are seeing the world, the world will see you.” Founding father and American Enlightenment leader Benjamin Rush (1745 — 1813) is among the most diversely influential figures in modern history — he signed the Declaration of Independence and championed…
Defending Our Religious Freedoms
By John Stonestreet | Threats against religious liberty and freedom of conscience are no longer theoretical—they’re real, and they’re growing….Archbishop Charles J. Chaput of Philadelphia says, “The day when Americans could take the Founders’ understanding of religious freedom as a given is over. We need to wake up.” Chaput is responding to the latest revelations
Thou Shalt Not Mention God
By Nathan Harden | An atheist group called the Freedom from Religion Foundation is suing Ball State University. Apparently the group is arguing that it was unconstitutional for a physics professor to suggest there might be…
Marrying Young: Point/Counter-Point
Compiled by Prof Jack Lewis | These days, young married couples are an anomaly. In pop culture, they usually get married at a surprise wedding: Think Andy and April in Parks and Recreation or Jessa and Thomas-John (who’s not really young) in Girls. Before the bouquet toss, viewers were counting down to the divorce episode, probably because celebrities have taught us that it won’t last. Britney Spears’ first marriage was annulled within hours, and she racked up a second divorce before age 26. At age 22, Jessica Simpson scored a reality television show about her marriage to Nick Lachey: The couple divorced three seasons (er, years) later. Is it any wonder
New FTU Course: Is the Traditional Family Worth Saving?
Is the old model of “the family” obsolete? Many argue it should be, while others like G.K. Chesterton contend that it must be preserved. To which view are you married? AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS.
Change Wisely, Dude
By Andrea Palpant Dilley | When I came back to church after a faith crisis in my early 20s, the first one I attended regularly was a place called Praxis. It was the kind of church where the young, hip pastor hoisted an infant into his arms and said with sincerity, “Dude, I baptize you in the name of the Father, Son and Holy Spirit.” The entire service had an air of informality. We sat in folding chairs, sang rock-anthem praise and took clergy-free, buffet-style communion. Once a month, the pastor would point to a table at the back of the open-rafter sanctuary and invite us to…
Free Think U Scholarship Goes to Harvard Student
By Jack Lewis | Free Think U Foundation is proud to announce another of its recent scholarship winners, Jon Bell, who is enrolled at Harvard through its Extension program. Jon was awarded a $2,000 grant, in part for his design work relating to the new Free Think University 2.0 website re-design. Jon is a social media and UI/UX specialist who is enrolling at Harvard through its…