Scotty Hendricks
Contributing Writer
Scotty Hendricks is a graduate student and long-time contributor to Big Think. He resides in Chicago.
We often discuss what the minimum wage does to the economy, but rarely do we discuss what it does to people.
Zizek is on the left and dislikes political correctness. How does that work out?
Atheism doesn’t offer much beyond non-belief, can secular humanism fill the gaps?
Her plan to abolish most student debt has been put before Congress. But does it have any chance of passing?
We know he is on the left, but why? And how left is left anyhow?
A new survey suggests that free money isn’t as popular as you’d suppose.
The fine Facebook just paid was huge, but many in tech say it wasn’t nearly enough to protect your data.
He goes on and on about ideology, but what does it mean?
There are many reasons the student debt crisis is what it is, a few of them can be traced back to good ol’ Uncle Joe.
One report claims the trade is better pay for fewer jobs over all. Other reports disagree.
The cartoon heard ’round the world and what happened after.
Will the small petrol state soon be solar powered?
A new study has bad news for those who binge watch TV.
Lots of newspapers endorse candidates, but why? Does it actually help?
Bernie Sanders reveals an even bigger plan than Elizabeth Warren, but does it go too far?
Codetermination is one of the most interesting ideas you’ve never heard of.
What are the plans, and are they enough?
A new study shows that most people have advice for their younger self that tends towards a few important areas.
The war machine needs fuel, perhaps so much as to make protecting oil redundant.
Bernie speaks again about what democratic socialism means, and raises a debate about what freedom is.
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How does the largest welfare program imaginable have libertarian supporters?
Just when you thought the student loan crisis couldn’t get any worse.
A majority both disapproves of him and think’s he’ll win next year. What gives?
Just because you don’t believe in God doesn’t mean you aren’t superstitious.
Medical science finally acknowledges what workers have known for years.
We put presidents on our money, but isn’t there more to life than politics?
If a fetus is a person, would it be a citizen too?
Is Juche an ideology, a scam, or a very strange religion?
Is it the key to understanding why North Korea acts like it does, or an elaborate sham?
A plan to forgive almost a trillion dollars in debt would solve the student loan debt crisis, but can it work?