Toby Rogers brownstone.org Toby Rogers has a Ph.D. in political economy from the University of Sydney in Australia and a Master of Public Policy degree from the University of California, Berkeley. His research focus is on regulatory capture and corruption in the pharmaceutical industry. Dr. Rogers does grassroots
The word for today is… pantheon (noun): 1a : the gods of a people especially b : a temple dedicated to all the gods 2 : a group of illustrious or notable persons or things I 3 : a building serving as the burial place of or containing memorials to the famous dead of
I stopped giving to charity years ago but the final straw was, after donating $100 to the Red Cross for the Australian bushfires in 2020, learning that the charity decided to take its usual 10% for “administration fees”. In this case, those amounted to $10 million, in a country with
The word for today is… calculus (noun): 1a : a method of computation or calculation in a special notation (as of logic or symbolic logic) b : the mathematical methods comprising differential and integral calculus 2 : calculation 3a : a concretion usually of mineral salts around organic material found especially in hollow organs
The word for today is… galvanize (verb): 1 : to cause (people) to become so excited or concerned about an issue, idea, etc., that they want to do something about it 2 : to cause (a force that is capable of causing change) to become active 3 technical : to cover (steel or
Leah Heiss lens.monash.edu Leah is a Melbourne-based designer and Monash University academic working at the nexus of design, health and technology. Through collaborative projects Leah has brought human centred design to technologies for hearing loss, diabetes and pre-diabetes, cardiovascular disease, gut disease and loneliness. As we increasingly rely
Information Opinion Do you believe that men can have babies? Apple apparently does. Fox News reports: A “pregnant man” emoji and “pregnant person” emoji are coming to Apple iPhones with its latest update, iOS 15.4 sparking controversy. The pregnant emoji aren’t new for some, since they arrived as
You think Whoopi Goldberg’s latest “gaffe” is just another celebrity saying something incredibly dumb? Well, yes, it is — but there’s also a much deeper, darker — or blacker — undercurrent to Goldberg’s claim that the Holocaust wasn’t about race. If Jews hadn’t got the message from Harvard,
The word for today is… smarmy (adjective): 1 : revealing or marked by a smug, ingratiating, or false earnestness 2 : of low sleazy taste or quality Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Something smarmy will often ooze with self-satisfaction and insincerity. Much like its synonyms unctuous and slick, smarmy has a history that
Judith Keller University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Judith is currently an international research scholar at the University of Illinois, Urbana Champaign. She is also a member of the graduate program “Authority and Trust in American Culture, Society, History, and Politics” at the Heidelberg Center for American Studies and the Geographies
As a science fiction fan from youngest days, I long dreamed of the marvellous future the books and movies promised. Flying cars. Magnificent space stations soaring in orbit. Ceremoniously disturbing the cosmic sand. None of it has come to pass. Two decades past 2001 and there’s no permanent base
The word for today is… derrick (noun): 1 : a hoisting apparatus employing a tackle rigged at the end of a beam 2 : a framework or tower over a deep drill hole (as of an oil well) for supporting boring tackle or for hoisting and lowering Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : During
The word for today is… hoity-toity (adjective): 1 : thoughtlessly silly or frivolous 2 : marked by an air of assumed importance Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : Today we most often use hoity-toity as an adjective, but before it was an adjective it was a noun meaning “thoughtless giddy behavior.” The noun, which
Sir Bob Jones nopunchespulled.com As part of my health regime about every 3 years I have a colonoscopy. This year as a back-up check they’re simultaneously doing a gastroscopy; specifically the same thing only at the beginning and not the end of the alimentary system. Included in the
The word for today is… menorah (noun): a candelabra with seven or nine lights that is used in Jewish worship Source : Merriam -Webster Etymology : English speakers originally used the Hebrew borrowing menorah for the seven-branched candelabra used in Jewish worship since ancient times. The nine-branched Hanukkah candelabra is called hanukkiah
Julian Adorney Mark Johnson fee.org Julian Adorney is a Young Voices contributor. He’s written for FEE, Playboy, National Review, The Federalist, and blogs at The Empathetic Libertarian. Mark is a men’s coach, business and relationship coach, facilitator, and wilderness guide with more than 20 years of experience
