Skip to content

Think 31

Thoughts become things

  • Home
  • Dangerous Trends in Free Speech

academia

  • Home
  •   »  
  • academia
History, Education
The Problem with Television – and other things

The Problem with Television – and other things

The List Always angry kids Stupid, out of touch parents Rampant drug use Language and manners Normalizing deviant behavior

26 Feb
european history historians
I Wonder What the Average Roman Was Thinking?

I Wonder What the Average Roman Was Thinking?

Edward Gibbons, the historian whose masterpiece The History of the Decline and Fall of the Roman Empire, written

22 Jan
political science
Justice Elena Kagan’s Comment “Common Ground” is Completely Wrongheaded.

Justice Elena Kagan’s Comment “Common Ground” is Completely Wrongheaded.

I’ve written about the Supreme Court more than once because I’m continually surprised at not only what people think the job

23 Oct
political science politics
Why Our Government is Adversarial in Nature

Why Our Government is Adversarial in Nature

Recently, Vice-President Kamala Harris said that she was “open to abolishing the Electoral College” and “can’t wait to cast

15 Sep
political science
When Will WE THE PEOPLE Say Enough?

When Will WE THE PEOPLE Say Enough?

It’s an all too familiar trope: Politicians lining their own pockets at the expense of the people they’re supposed to serve.

11 Aug
historiography history
No Need to Apologize: The Problem of Generational Chauvinism

No Need to Apologize: The Problem of Generational Chauvinism

Historian Dr. Hannah Barker calls it “generational chauvinism”. Essentially, it is the notion that what we see as a moral

30 Jul
Academics
De-Tracking Education: When the “feels” is more important than educating our students

De-Tracking Education: When the “feels” is more important than educating our students

There is a movement nationwide to de-track students. For those who are unaware, traditional education involved “tracking”;

24 Jul
government
Federal Regulations: The Not-So Hidden Way to Expansive Government

Federal Regulations: The Not-So Hidden Way to Expansive Government

3000-4000 regulations passed per year. 300,000 laws on the federal books with some additional

09 Jul
government
A Dose of Reality in a World of Hyperbole

A Dose of Reality in a World of Hyperbole

Ok…I get it…I really do. There have been some Supreme Court decisions this week that have riled some and made others happy. I

26 Jun
history
Authoritarianism! “You keep using that word. I do not think you know what that word means.”

Authoritarianism! “You keep using that word. I do not think you know what that word means.”

Historians like to point to the 20th century as the age of authoritarianism, characterized by the rise of Fascism as well as

22 Jun

Posts navigation

1 2 … 4 »

Newsletter

Copyright ©2023 Think 31 - Thoughts become things