by Kevin Bauder | Jan 6, 2017 | America, Conservatism, Race
With the retirement of Thomas Sowell, Anthony Bradley expresses concern over “the end of black conservatism.” He does not see another generation of conservative Black thinkers who will be able to follow the generation of Sowell, Walter Williams, Shelby...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 5, 2017 | Anthropology, Culture, Education, Manliness
David French of the National Review offers his critique of the new “men’s project” at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. The program aims to “create a sense of security in vulnerability.” French argues that teaching men to be vulnerable is no...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 5, 2017 | Apropos of Nothing, Dispensationalism, J. R. R. Tolkien
Over at the Acton Institute Power Blog, Joe Carter lists “14 can’t-miss predictions for 2017.” A couple of my favorites will give you the flavor of the whole list. • Iraq will officially change the country’s name back to ‘Babylon’ in a successful...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 5, 2017 | Journalism, World Events
I’ll report, you decide. Here’s a Washington Post headline from December 31: Russian operation hacked a Vermont utility, showing risk to U.S. electrical grid security, officials say Here’s an editor’s note at the top of that story: An earlier...
by Kevin Bauder | Jan 4, 2017 | Culture, Education, Manliness, Social Issues
The College Fix lists “Seven of the Most Absurd ‘Academic’ Studies of 2016.” My favorite is a paper at the University of Toronto on cupcake appropriation: according to this study, men are taking over cupcakes from women. Of course, that would...
