by jstewardfree | Mar 3, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Bruce Thornton | Thanks to unconstitutional university speech codes, students are losing their intellectual edge. The value of the university once lay in its providing a nurturing space for what English poet and essayist Matthew Arnold called “the free play of the...
by jstewardfree | Feb 26, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Annie Lowrey | Imagine a late-night television commercial aimed at Washington’s wonks: Tired of your same old tax credits and grant proposals? Ever dreamed of a policy tool that improved children’s health, bolstered income and eradicated poverty — all without...
by jstewardfree | Feb 12, 2014 | Grey Matter
Will the printed book disappear due to the eBook explosion? Are eBook sales flat-lining? Lovers of books continue to worry while eBook readers can’t figure out why printed books persist. The following infographic shows how the traditional hard copy book is...
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 1, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Joseph Pearce | The great British writer G.K Chesterton insisted that progress is not merely a problem but is “the mother of problems”. It is, therefore, necessary to understand what progress is, and perhaps more importantly what it is not, before we can fully...
