Conclusion of yesterday’s column. Religious people are understandably threatened by the idea that genetics might be determining everything. Quite logically, they reject genetic and biological determinism for the same reason that a proponent of objective reality—a non-supernaturalist—would. Religious people offer … Continue reading
The God gene hypothesis proposes that human beings inherit a set of genes that predisposes them towards spiritual or mystical experiences. The idea has been postulated by geneticist Dean Hamer, the director of the Gene Structure and Regulation Unit at … Continue reading
Shelby Steele is a senior fellow at Stanford University’s Hoover Institution who is critical of the civil rights movement, and of leftism in general. In The Wall Street Journal, he recently wrote that there are two tragedies as a result … Continue reading
Here are the known facts: The shooting of Trayvon Martin, a 17-year-old black man, took place on February 26, 2012, in Sanford, Florida. Martin was shot and killed by 28-year-old George Zimmerman, a man of mixed ethnic descent (Peruvian and … Continue reading
A college physics professor (and loyal reader of mine) received an e-mail from a teaching assistant regarding a student who had stopped attending after a couple of classes, had done no projects, had not taken the final exam, had initiated … Continue reading
A recent study reported on Fox News says: 3 out of 10 young adults age 25-34 now live with their parents. This is the greatest number of people in this age group found to be living with their parents since … Continue reading
In reality, the technological advances in Western civilization have rendered obsolete any previous need for men and women to have a rigidly distinguished division of labor or any distinction based upon physical strength. As Western society has become more rational … Continue reading
The most important principle of leadership is convincing people that they can do what they believe they cannot. American history is full of such leaders. George Washington convinced his troops that they could win against virtually impossible military odds. Thomas … Continue reading
The author of the following is unknown. “Socialism is a philosophy of failure, the creed of ignorance, and the gospel of envy, its inherent virtue is the equal sharing of misery..” — Winston Churchill These are possibly the 5 best … Continue reading
There’s an old saying about the lack of wisdom involved in “biting the hand that feeds you.” It refers to people who, with naivetand arrogance, complain about the virtues of those they in fact need to flourish, or even survive. … Continue reading
Michael Ignatieff, formerly of the Kennedy School of Government at (surprise, surprise) Harvard, writes, ‘[Thomas] Jefferson airily assumed that [American] democracy would be carried on the wings of enlightenment, reason and science. No one argues that now.’ Oh, really? Where … Continue reading
I keep reading that angry Muslims are attacking NATO forces in Afghanistan. “Angry Muslims?” Why is that news? Muslims are by definition angry. Obama says they’re angry because the U.S. hasn’t been humble enough. But Obama has been plenty humble. … Continue reading