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Daniel Lattier

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  • Being ‘Wise’ is better than Being ‘Smart’

    Being ‘Wise’ is better than Being ‘Smart’1

    David Freedman reports in this month’s issue of The Atlantic that there’s a “war on stupid people” in America today: “As recently as the 1950s, possessing only middling intelligence was not likely to severely limit your life’s trajectory. IQ wasn’t a big factor in whom you married, where you lived, or what others thought of you.

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  • Superficial Tolerance Isn’t Helpful

    Superficial Tolerance Isn’t Helpful0

    • June 15, 2016

    I have to admit, I’ve always been annoyed by the “COEXIST” bumper sticker, a picture of which I’ve included above. It’s not that I wholeheartedly disagree with the message. I do indeed believe that people of different religious faiths should be peaceful toward each other. But at the same time, there’s an underlying sentiment to

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  • 1828 Yale Report Warned about Dumbed-Down Standards

    1828 Yale Report Warned about Dumbed-Down Standards1

    • June 14, 2016

    This might be one of those “nothing new under the sun moments.” “The Yale Report of 1828” is one of the most famous educational documents in American history. At the time, Yale, like other colleges, was being called upon to diversify their curriculum and include more specialization. The Report reaffirmed Yale’s commitment to a broad

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  • Why Conservatives Are Losing – Part 2

    Why Conservatives Are Losing – Part 20

    In 1981, philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre published his magisterial After Virtue, in which he advocated that the West return to a more coherent understanding of morality. In his 2007 prologue to the third edition, MacIntyre acknowledged one important shortcoming of his project: “I had now learned from Aquinas that my attempt to provide an account of

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