Category: Columns

Amazon, a book, a reckoning

In late February, readers alerted the writer and President of the Ethics and Public Policy Center, Ryan T. Anderson, that his 2018 book on transgenderism When Harry Became Sally: Responding to the Transgender Moment had been pulled from Amazon’s virtual shelves. Sure enough, when Anderson checked the store-page for the book, it had been removed… Continue reading Amazon, a book, a reckoning

Benevolent overlords prescribe meatless meat to save the planet

Recently, Bill Gates was in the headlines again in an interview with MIT Technology Review. The billionaire tech mogul, discussing solutions to climate change, suggested that “rich” nations should move to “100% synthetic beef” as soon as possible. That may seem strange, but there is a growing body of experts who claim that animal agriculture… Continue reading Benevolent overlords prescribe meatless meat to save the planet

Kill the college-to-work pipeline to save college

In modern America, there is no clearer distinction between the haves and have-nots, the winners and losers of the American economy, than in the higher education system. People from well-to-do families still have nearly unfettered access to the Ivy Leagues, which in turn are overrepresented in key positions in the government and high-powered finance. Just… Continue reading Kill the college-to-work pipeline to save college

Senioritis: What it is and how to manage it

You have managed to ace your midterms, stay on track in your classes and even remember when to eat on time! However, as the semester winds down, and graduation is literally within arm’s length, suddenly you feel absolutely ZERO motivation to finish off strong. Although many students struggle with this as the spring semester comes… Continue reading Senioritis: What it is and how to manage it

The Week in Viewpoints

This week in Viewpoints, a smattering of contemporary events coverage. Meredith Conroy at FiveThirtyEight takes up the issue of ‘Why Being ‘Anti-Media’ is Now Part of the GOP Identity.’ Declining trust in media has been a phenomenon affecting the American public for decades now. Few public institutions, save perhaps Congress, have a worse reputation with… Continue reading The Week in Viewpoints

COVID passports threaten to prolong the pandemic

As the COVID-19 pandemic mercifully draws to a close, a new struggle appears on the horizon. That struggle is vaccination: who’s vaccinated, when, where and how? How do we know if enough people are vaccinated? How does vaccination change the rules for social distancing? Most importantly, how many people need to be vaccinated before we… Continue reading COVID passports threaten to prolong the pandemic

The Week in Viewpoints

This Week in Viewpoints, I decided to take aim at people missing the point, or writing themselves into absurd positions by ignoring the obvious. It has long been my opinion that the best journalists are educational generalists with a wide knowledge base and a curiosity that prompts them not just to point out disconnected facts… Continue reading The Week in Viewpoints

Ceaseless construction is detrimental to the college experience

A new science building is great and all, but I can’t remember the last time I woke up and heard anything other than heavy equipment beeping in the distance. I exaggerate only a little, and, in fairness to UTM, the groundbreaking on the new Latimer Science Building only started last year, but it bears repeating… Continue reading Ceaseless construction is detrimental to the college experience