Christianphobia
By Mark Movsesian | In countries like Egypt, Mali, Pakistan, Nigeria, and Syria, Christians are being murdered and forced to leave their homes in large numbers. Churches are being destroyed and Christian villages emptied. “Phobia” certainly describes this phenomenon. If anything, “phobia” is too mild a term: what we are seeing in these places is the widespread persecution of Christians. Indeed, as German Chancellor Angela Merkel said last week…
New FTU Course: How American Are You?
By Publius | Being an American is a privilege. Can you pass the test required to be taken by …
More than a Fad
By Gary Jason | Solid data show that online learning is effective. One of the most popular proposals for reforming America’s system of higher education is interactive learning online (ILO). The dream is to provide low-cost, high-quality courses to all students online…
New FTU Course: A Free People’s Suicide
By Publius | Os Guinness says of the decline of the American Republic that “The problem is not wolves at the door but termites in the floor.” Do you agree?
New FTU Course: I Am Malala
By Publius | Malala Yousafzai is a Pakistani girl who gained world attention by daring to blog about life in a place where freedom is stifled. Can you walk in her shoes?
Standing Strong
By Cato | Perhaps you’ve heard the phrase “a picture is worth a thousand words?” Indeed, a recent image that went viral on social media networks and was picked up by national news agencies has demonstrated the reality of this seemingly cliché statement. The photo that lit up the blogosphere shows three soldiers…
The Unholy Alliance Against Online Learning
By Richard Vedder | I am teaching my college course in American economic history the same way I did 47 years ago, which is similar to the way Socrates taught 2,400 years ago. I am far from unique. There is nothing wrong with this, but the lack of…
FTU Scholarship Award
By Cato | Free Think U Foundation is proud to announce its most recent scholarship winner, Ruslan Gurvits, a Junior Economics major and Public Policy minor who attends the University of California, Berkeley. Ruslan is dedicated…
Alone Together
By John Stonestreet | Is Technology Making Us Less Us? | Facebook, Twitter, texting, email, video chats, sharing—the number of channels we use to communicate today is staggering. The amount of time we spend accessing these channels is increasing daily, and some of us have more online “friends” we’ve never met than the number of people…