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Bad Ideas, Good Education: Navigating College with Purpose and Virtue

Higher education in the 21st century is a mixed bag if ever there was one. Fewer people than ever truly…

The Credibility Cartel: How Accreditation Leaves Students in the Dark

Students are increasingly concerned about high costs and decreasing quality in higher education. But a major cause of those problems,…

The Missing Link in Education

Kevin was a high school student returning to one of his middle school teachers for tutoring in biology. His assignment…

True or False: Your Truth is not My Truth

In a recent piece for The Asheboro Courier-Tribune, College of Charleston student, KimberMarie Faircloth asks the question: “What is truth?”…

Forget Hate, #Resist Collectivism

The #Resist movement is gaining steam on a simple narrative: Donald Trump’s election represents the triumph of bigotry. The man…

Is Donald Trump Really Selfish?

  Recently, several media outlets have made a connection between Ayn Rand and Donald Trump.  They have made this link…

To Love Or Not To Love Literature

This piece originally appeared in our Fall 2016 Magazine. In it, Celeste Hook, a freshman at Okanagan College in British…

Surging Prices, Surging Benefits: A Win-Win for All

Uber’s self-interested practice of surge pricing better serves the needs and goals of drivers and riders alike. For that reason,…

Give Female Athletes What They Deserve

Written by Thomas Duke and J.A. Windham 11.38 seconds. That’s what it takes to be truly in a class of…

Crusading for the Guilty: Pope Francis’ Misguided Campaign Against the Death Penalty

Pope Francis has called for a crusade. No, not of the bloody sort that has so painted the tome of…