Controversial and Thought-Provoking Viewpoints

The death of free speech in Britain

https://www.spectator.co.uk/article/the-death-of-free-speech-in-britain/

 

Germany’s hard-right architecture

https://www.newstatesman.com/international-content/2024/08/germanys-hard-right-architecture

How America resembles the dying Soviet Union
https://www.newstatesman.com/comment/2024/08/how-america-resembles-the-dying-soviet-union
Like the former communist bloc, Western liberalism is slowly disintegrating.

 

Why are buildings today simple and austere, while buildings of the past were ornate and elaborately ornamented? The answer is not the cost of labor.

https://worksinprogress.co/issue/the-beauty-of-concrete/

 

Scott Galloway: Young men feel abandoned by the Democratic party

https://youtu.be/_XapCqE1w6k

 

The Roots of STEM Excellence

https://www.wsj.com/opinion/the-roots-of-stem-excellence-higher-education-cognitive-ability-over-dei-df09f6c7

 

D.E.I. Is Not Working on College Campuses. We Need a New Approach.

https://www.nytimes.com/2024/08/30/opinion/college-dei-programs-diversity.html

Art Subsidies and U.S. Higher Ed
https://www.wsj.com/opinion/art-subsidies-and-us-higher-ed-warehouses-of-unwanted-art-pieces-useless-degrees-dcf05277
The Dutch ended up with warehouses full of pieces nobody wanted. We have piles of worthless degrees.