The Stupidity of Professors
Let's do away with the dumb "not-all" caveats. There are plenty of professors who are excellent, both in their craft and as teachers. But we also need to acknowledge that…
Education and Language-Learning
When I was in high school, all students were required to take at least two years of a foreign language. There were three options on offer: Spanish, French, and Japanese…
A Story about Trans Culture
I have no commentary on this: My daughter, at age fourteen, spontaneously decided that she is actually a male. After suffering multiple traumatic events in her life and spending a…
Dissident Philosophers: An Example
People often think of academics like Noam Chomsky, Peter Singer, or Hans Herman-Hoppe as philosophers, and as "radicals" because they cut against the cultural grain. More up-to-date examples might include…
Don’t Send Your Daughters To College
There are plenty of reasons not to go to college, for men and women alike. They're outrageously expensive, they host and protect predators, they're full of dumb people who care…
They Really Are That Bad
I had a conversation with an HVAC technician about our university system last week. This guy -- we'll call him Steve -- was happy to criticize and insult the state…
Learning the Wrong Lesson
Perhaps the greatest indictment one can make of modern colleges and universities is simply to observe the almost unimaginable stupidity and lack of creativity in those who make the policy…
What’s the Deal With Russia?
It's not just a point of irony that feelings about Russia have flipped along party lines. Once upon a 20th-century, no one loved Russia more than the American left, who…
On “Socialization”
Perhaps the greatest criticism I hear of home-schooling is concern over whether or not children will be properly "socialized." The theory is that children who are home-schooled have less exposure…
Predictable: The Story of Faisal
I remember identifying Faisal Jaswal as a snake back in 2013. He was the Dean of Students at my school (Bellevue College), and seemed to float around like some kind…
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