Entries from June 2008

June 28, 2008

Racial Differences Are Real?

By Thomas Sowell
Is it just a stereotype that some groups do better at some things than other groups do? Do blacks not really play basketball any better than whites? Do our eyes deceive us when we notice the racial make-up of the NBA?
Is it just a coincidence that people of German ancestry produce [...]

June 27, 2008

Less Manly Men

By Illana Mercer
Whenever I venture out, I encounter this not-so-new breed of man. Typically, he’ll have a few spoiled, cranky kids in tow and a papoose strapped to a sunken chest. He’ll be laboring to make the outing to Trader Joe’s a “learning experience” for the brats – one that every other store patron is [...]

June 27, 2008

Monkey See, Monkey Do

By John Bryant
Start with a cage containing five monkeys.
Inside the cage, hang a banana on a string and place a set of stairs under it. Before long, a monkey will go to the stairs and start to climb towards the banana. As soon as he touches the stairs, spray all of the other monkeys with [...]