by jstewardfree | Dec 31, 2013 | Course and Scholarship Updates
John Stossel presents a series of reports on free market economics and the controversies that surround capitalism. View and decide. AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS. Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free for...
by jstewardfree | Dec 30, 2013 | Grey Matter
By S.M. | OPPONENTS of America’s welfare state tend to make two kinds of arguments. The first, that of philosophical libertarians, regards food stamps, housing supports and unemployment payments as unjust transfers from some citizens to others. The second, less...
by jstewardfree | Dec 27, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Andrew Branch | Millennials face a challenging job market—but their own resistance to hard work may not help. In Lifestyle two issues ago we profiled Dean Hatch, 84, who is approaching his seventh decade in the workforce. He said people can be happy at work by...
by jstewardfree | Dec 26, 2013 | Course and Scholarship Updates
Can diversity be created through college entrance parameters? Consider the real nature of diversity through a study at Bowdoin College. AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS. Sign in to the class here to learn more about this course experience, which is free...
by jstewardfree | Dec 25, 2013 | Grey Matter
By John Cuddeback These people will also discover the seemingly insignificant conventions their predecessors have destroyed. Things like this: When it is proper for the young to be silent in front of their elders, when they should make way for them or stand up in...
by jstewardfree | Dec 23, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Eric Metaxas | America is facing a potentially deadly epidemic. And I’m not talking about Bird Flu…. As Christmas Day approaches, it appears that many of us are acting more like Ebenezer Scrooge than Tiny Tim. According to a new USA Today study, the share of...
