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Make Peace With Boredom 34
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Philosophy, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- July 31, 2025
In the city of Drachten in the Netherlands a four-way intersection sits in the middle of a town square. Cars, trucks, buses, and bicycles all weave between one other as they navigate the road. A middle-aged Dutchman walks casually into the intersection, talking with a friend. He turns around, walking backwards. He closes his eyes.
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For Culture’s Sake, Relax!20
- Culture, Featured, Uncategorized
- July 25, 2025
I once asked a friend whether he was “handy.” “Unfortunately, yes,” he replied. When a latch broke, or a faucet didn’t work, or a screen door needed replacing, he could never bring himself to hire someone to do the work. He could take care of it. He just didn’t want to. I am not handy.
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Do Yourself a Favor and Memorize a Poem 21
- Culture, Education, Featured, Literature, Uncategorized
- June 30, 2025
Several times a year I require my students to memorize a poem. Sometimes I choose for them (say, “Death Be Not Proud,” by John Donne). Sometimes I hand them an anthology and let them choose. I don’t explain rhyme scheme or poetic devices. I only ask that the students know the meaning of every word
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To Be an Individual, You Must First Accept Authority 11
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion, Uncategorized
- June 10, 2025
Once, when giving a talk to a room full of young men, I told them to consider asking their parents to hold them accountable for what they did on the internet. Guffaws rippled through the crowd. “Our parents? Is he serious?” It wasn’t that they couldn’t imagine limits being placed on their online activity. (As
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