by jstewardfree | Jan 15, 2014 | Grey Matter
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,”...
by jstewardfree | Jan 13, 2014 | Grey Matter
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...
by jstewardfree | Jan 10, 2014 | Grey Matter
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...
by jstewardfree | Jan 8, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Brandon Keim | 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...
by jstewardfree | Jan 6, 2014 | Grey Matter
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...
by jstewardfree | Jan 3, 2014 | Grey Matter
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...
