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Ben Cohen

Born in Knoxville, Tennessee, and raised in the Chicago area, Ben Cohen currently lives in Houston, Texas. In December 2010, he graduated from Northeastern Illinois University with a B.A. in philosophy. Prior to graduating from NEIU, he worked in sales and marketing. He has written for both Front Page Magazine and the American Thinker.

Articles by Ben Cohen

Oct 4, 2019 · Ben Cohen

The True Cost of a PhD: Giving Up a Family for Academia

In 2012, CBS noted the bleak future that awaited PhD graduates. From 2005 to 2009, American universities graduated 100,000 new PhDs but only created 16,000 new professorships. The average PhD…

Jul 27, 2018 · Ben Cohen

Generation Z: The Intolerant Ones

The post-millennials have arrived. As the oldest millennials turn 37, demographers have designated a new generation for those born after 1996, Generation Z. The oldest members of this cohort just…

Mar 31, 2014 · Ben Cohen

Bullying or Caving In?

A report claims that the philosophy department at the University of Colorado-Boulder harasses its female faculty.