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Daniel Lattier

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  • Why Most Students No Longer Read the ‘Great Books’

    Why Most Students No Longer Read the ‘Great Books’0

    For about a hundred years now, various educators have tried to promote a return to the study of the “Great Books” in schools. But they have largely failed to gain much traction.   “Great Books” is the name given to the so-called Western canon of literature—those books throughout history that have been influential in shaping

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  • Not Everyone Can Handle the Truth

    Not Everyone Can Handle the Truth0

    When it comes to arguing over differences on an important point, “saving your breath” on someone isn’t always an act of dismissiveness. In some cases, it’s probably an act of wisdom. The democratization of intellect in America has created the impression that almost everyone should be capable of rational discourse. After all, we live in

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  • Dad’s Viral Post Sticks It to the Parent Haters

    Dad’s Viral Post Sticks It to the Parent Haters0

    As a parent, one of my pet peeves is the parent haters. These are the people who would prefer that children never be seen nor heard in public, and they’ll jump at any chance they get to let parents know how much they’re inconveniencing them.   They are quick on the trigger to chide parents

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  • Most People Now ‘Think’ in Pictures

    Most People Now ‘Think’ in Pictures0

    Like us, many of you are alarmed about the decline of rational thought in Western society. In his book The Humiliation of the Word, philosopher Jacques Ellul theorizes that a major cause of this decline is the fact that most people no longer think in words, but in images. In what he refers to as

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