entertainment and education CarnageRonan Wright | 20 February 2012 |tags: film reviews, parentingRoman Polanki's latest film mercilessly skewers the superficial values of America's snobbish elite.  Lost in Transition III: A collective challengeThomas Lickona | 09 February 2012 |tags: books, emerging adults, moral relativismWho is to blame for the moral ignorance of young adults, and what is to be done?  Pink LegoRebekah Hebbert | 08 February 2012 |tags: childhood, feminism, playWhy are feminists throwing their toys out of the cot over a victory for girl power?  Unnatural SelectionJennifer Roback Morse | 06 February 2012 |tags: books, sex selective abortionA book by a pro-choice feminist faces up to an unintended consequence of the West's fertility war.  Beating the competitionCarolyn Moynihan | 03 February 2012 |tags: education crisis, family structure, US economyBusiness leaders are blaming the education system for the loss of jobs offshore. But aren’t they forgetting that other institution that turns out good workers?  All Hell Let LooseFrancis Phillips | 30 January 2012 |tags: warfare, World War IIWorld War II was not a straightforward death grapple between good and evil, says an eminent military historian. .png){kind=icon} Our pick of the films of 2011Michael Cook | 26 January 2012 |tags: best of, filmsAfter bunkering down with our reviewers, we've settled on a list of the best films of the past year.  Lost In Transition: IThomas Lickona | 26 January 2012 |tags: books, emerging adults, moral relativismWhat's the matter with today's emerging adults?  What President Obama should tell us about bullyingIzzy Kalman | 24 January 2012 |tags: Barack Obama, bullyingEven though he was bullied as a child, he survived – and thrived.  War HorseRonan Wright | 20 January 2012 |tags: film reviews, Steven SpielbergPowerful battle scenes but the ending takes too long to arrive.  Margaret Sanger: A Life of PassionAngela Franks | 17 January 2012 |tags: books, eugenics, population control, Public DiscourseA new biography of Margaret Sanger fails to confront the Planned Parenthood founder’s ideological commitment to eugenics and population control.  College blues and the twinkie factorKevin Ryan | 13 January 2012 |tags: higher education, mental illnessHow should a college professor deal with students' mental health excuses?  Mission: Impossible - Ghost ProtocolRonan Wright | 12 January 2012 |tags: film reviews, Tom Cruise“Cruise control” does it again, and even better.  Digital natives and their brave new worldThomas C. Reeves | 10 January 2012 |tags: Digital communicationsIs the smartphone generation getting smarter, or just more superficial? The debate continues.  Movie morality is plummetingWilliam West | 10 January 2012 |tags: censorship, films, teenagersFilm censors are allowing teens to access much more explicit content and few parents seem to care  The master New Age maker of mythsSue Alexander-Barnes | 06 January 2012 |tags: Hollywood, New AgeAmerican academic Joseph Campbell profoundly influenced Hollywood. Was it for the best?  Should China be our model in higher education?Thomas C. Reeves | 03 January 2012 |tags: China, higher educationThe notion that universities should teach only subjects which are useful and profitable is nonsense.  Becoming DickensFrancis Phillips | 12 December 2011 |tags: Charles DickensNot only was England's best-loved novelist a genius, he had an astonishing capacity for hard work and concentration.  ArguablyFrancis Phillips | 05 December 2011 |tags: literature, religionIn his collected essays, the controversial Christopher Hitchens shows that he is incapable of platitudes or jargon.  Is American higher education cheating students?Thomas C. Reeves | 29 November 2011 |tags: higher education, liberal artsThere are many surprises in a survey of what students actually learn at college. Some leading institutions get Ds.
 The Adventures of TintinRonan Wright | 29 November 2011 |tags: film reviewsThe famous Belgian comic strip characters are brought to life by the wizardry of Steven Spielberg.  ContagionRonan Wright | 14 November 2011 |tags: films, public heathA deadly virus. A global epidemic. Thousands of agonising deaths. A star-studded cast dropping like flies. This will teach you to wash your hands. Page 1 of 1 : |
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