FTU Announces Paid Student Editors!
By Cato | Free Think U is proud to announce that a new group of paid student editors has been formed to assist with marketing and course development. Named after the Marine Corps’ special forces task force, the student group will be called “MARSOC.” In the Marine Corps, members of MARSOC are highly trained individuals who are given very specific, highly important missions to complete. Likewise, Free Think U’s student editors will be…
Conservative Website Aims To Combat The Influence Of Liberal Colleges
From Cato | By Pema Levy | Conservatives often complain that liberal college professors give Democrats a leg up when it comes to winning over young Americans. But worried right-wing parents who attended the annual Conservative Political Action Conference this past weekend may have encountered Jim Van Eerden, who presented a solution to correct…
An Alternative Perspective on The Iron Lady (For Your Consideration)
From Prof Jack Lewis | By Steve Tobak | America’s current political and economic climate is not unlike conditions when Margaret Thatcher became British Prime Minister in 1979…Watching the news of her death, I was struck by the sharp contrast between Britain’s Iron Lady and President Obama. If it was her passion and her politics that brought the UK out of recession, then it’s no wonder why the policies of this administration are so…
The Cruelty of the Hook-Up Culture
From Prof Jack Lewis | By Duke Cheston | At least one Duke University staff member is acutely aware of the problems of casual sex on campus. In recent years, Duke University has developed a reputation for debauchery. A steady drumbeat of scandal—from the 2006 Duke lacrosse rape case to Karen Owen’s 2010 “thesis” on the bedroom exploits of her numerous lovers, to various racist or sexist fraternity parties—paints a picture of a university…
New FTU Course: Should This Book Be Banned?
By Publius | Should ideas be censored by governments? And book distributors? Consider the curious case of Apple vs The Manhattan Declaration. AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS.
14 Habits of Top College Students
From Prof Jack Lewis | By Dr. Lynn F. Jacobs & Jeremy S. Hyman | What makes some college students successful while others – well, less so? Sometimes it’s a question of intelligence or insight. And sometimes it’s sheer good luck. But a lot of the time it’s a question of good habits: things you do on a regular basis that set you aside from the hordes of other, more scattered, students. In the hopes of separating the sheep from the goats, we present the following fourteen habits of top-notch…
Transgender Denial at Smith College
By Kevin Staley-Joyce | Feminism of the primitive observance meets Third-wave feminism in this unusual story. Calliope Wong, who self-identifies as neither male nor female, applied to the famously “lifestyle left” and female-only Smith College, only to be turned down on grounds of gender….And the only…
How the French Are Fighting for Marriage
By David Azerrad | On March 26, thousands of Americans will gather in Washington, D.C., for the national March for Marriage. They’ll have to work hard to match the élan of the French, who are getting ready for their third marriage rally in Paris on…
New FTU Course: Should Marriage Be Redefined?
Is there a case in defense of traditional marriage, given some states have overturned marriage ordinances while others are reinforcing them? 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS.