Since the beginning of Western societies, Socrates has been the prototypical intellectual inquisitor. Perhaps the “historical Socrates” has been difficult to pin down, but two things remain consistent among various accounts of this ancient thinker: 1) his claim to possess no true knowledge, and 2) his relentless examination of the knowledge claims of others. …
Kevin Daley and Andrew Kerr Progressives have formed a new political outfit to mobilize left-wing energy on judicial confirmations, including Judge Kavanaugh The group, Demand Justice, is financed and administratively supported by the Sixteen Thirty Fund George Soros’ advocacy network has given millions to the Sixteen Thirty Fund in recent years A new political advocacy…
Jessica Kramer What used to cost tens of millions of dollars could now cost the price of a $250,000 house for the opportunity to live a childhood dream of exploring space. The two private companies competing for commercial space travel, Virgin Galactic and Blue Origin, are months away from their first projected flight, according to AFP…
Chuck Ross Twitter has suspended Guccifer 2.0, the account allegedly used by Russian military intelligence officials who were indicted Friday as part of the special counsel’s investigation of Russian meddling in the 2016 presidential campaign. Guccifer 2.0 had operated since June 2016, when the account began linking to a website operating under the same name…
Rob Shimshock Almost 20 percent of K-12 students in North Carolina are not attending traditional public schools. Enrollment in the state’s traditional public schools has fallen during the past few years as more and more students attend private, charter or home schools, The News & Observer reported Friday. North Carolina’s proportion of students enrolled in traditional public…
Eric Lieberman Someone in San Francisco purchased a full-page ad Friday telling city residents to “Watch your backs — nobody else is.” “As if stepping over used syringes and filth in Maiden Lane wasn’t bad enough,” reads the next part, which is paid for by the Fed Up Populace Campaign. The ad was first spotted by Business…
Most of us want to think for ourselves. We respect those that do and try to do so ourselves. This may be the wrong way to go about it, says Alan Jacobs, professor of humanities at Baylor University. Jacobs makes three helpful points about thought and why it is so hard to do well in…
Eric Lieberman Several interns working on Capitol Hill are accusing an Uber driver of denying them service Tuesday because some happened to be wearing the well known “Make America Great Again” hats. “I’m a black male in America that supports and voted for Donald Trump,” 20-year-old intern Matthew Handy of Kentucky told Fox News. “We’re supposed to…
Celebrated this past July 4, America’s founding story of freedom is truly remarkable: unity, courage, integrity, and national integration (incorporating people from around the world). In most other places, the freedom story is bloody, exclusive, and, ultimately, tyrannical. Take Nicaragua, for one example: In 1979, the Sandinistas overthrew dictator Anastasio Somoza. Nearly four decades later, hundreds…
