Morris: The Gender Pay Gap in Perspective
by Leo Morris I come to some of the hot-topic debates of the day a little late because I get all caught up in the search for context. By the time I escape from the labyrinth of historical research and peripheral analyses, the zeitgeist has moved on, and nobody wants to talk about the issue Read the full article…
Franke: Politically Incorrect but True
by Mark Franke “Facts are stubborn things,” John Adams asserted after the Boston Massacre. “Whatever may be our wishes, our inclinations, or the dictates of our passion, they cannot alter the state of facts and evidence.” Except for when they have the audacity to disprove the received wisdom of our current progressive elites. That is, Read the full article…
Backgrounder: Women and Wages
by Richard McGowan, Ph.D. Indiana media outlets have recently reported on women’s ostensible pay gap. And USA Today wrote last month that the notion of bringing home 80 cents for every dollar pocketed by a man on a national basis is “unsettling,” calling it “a shortfall” and suggesting a lack of something owed. A northern Indiana paper Read the full article…
Morris: The Agony of a Trump Voter
by Leo Morris Donald J. Trump is a jerk. I feel as if I have a right to say that. I voted for him. He may be a jerk, but he’s my jerk. It was a difficult decision, probably the toughest call of my voting life. As a fiscal conservative, I was an early supporter of Read the full article…
Half Past the Month: The Starbucks Position
(For the use of the membership only.) “Equality of opportunity, not only is it fair enough, it’s even laudable. But equality of outcome? It’s like, ‘No, you’ve crossed the line. We’re not going there with you.’” — Dr. Jordan B. Peterson THERE ARE TWO TYPES OF PEOPLE IN THE WORLD, the wags used to say, Read the full article…
Franke: ‘McKinley Must Go’
by Mark Franke Just when it appears that the political correctness brigade has exhausted itself tilting at ideological windmills, another incredulous story hits the internet news feeds. The city of Arcata, California, has determined that a statue of President William McKinley is an affront to our society’s moral purity and must be pulled down. William Read the full article…
