Culture
Announcing TU’s Spring 2014 Campaign Event! A Debate entitled, “Is the Welfare State Just?”
Best-selling author and Fellow at the Ayn Rand Institute, Don Watkins, will debate UW-Madison political scientist, Howard Schweber, on the…
The Character Experiment: How Cultivating Moral Virtue Will Strengthen the Post-Grad Experience
University life presents more than just the opportunity to learn academic content and methods. It also presents a unique opportunity…
Of Zombies and Men: What the Apocalyptic Reveals about the Mainstream View of Wealth
Men are not zombies doomed to mindlessly consume their fellows. In a society where people are free to trade or…
Pride is a Celebration of One’s Achievements, Not Association with a Group
If gay people want to achieve full liberation from prejudice and to truly defend the rights of homosexuals, they must…
Marriage IS for You: A Response to Seth Adam Smith
In his viral blog piece “Marriage Isn’t For You,” Seth Adam Smith proposes that the best kind of love is selfless.…
To “Lean In,” Women Must Abandon the False Moral Ideal of Selflessness
Psychologically, some women hold themselves back by believing that they must play the role of “nurturer,” a moral ideal which…
Who Suffers the Most from a Morality Concerned with Suffering?
Government policies aimed at alleviating unqualified “suffering” . . . reward those who deserve to suffer. . . [and] create…
The Push for Equality Punishes Academic Excellence (and Every Other Kind)
A concern about inequality—in education or in wealth—treats intelligence and prosperity as social ills equal to illiteracy and destitution.
Binders Full of Women: The Philosophy Breaking the Business Ladder
The idea that women as a class suffer from discrimination fails to see women as individuals, just as Romney’s comments…
The Liberal Arts: Why Am I Here Again?
Rather than merely casting blame upon universities for poorly structured humanities programs, we ought to recognize that the full cause…