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  • Is Curiosity a Sin?

    Is Curiosity a Sin?0

    Human innovation, if the last 200 years are any indication, appears limitless. The slow ascent of technological progress has soared exponentially upward. We could only have produced such amazing results because of our infinite capacity for curiosity about the world around us. If this is true, then why could Thomas Aquinas, widely acknowledged both inside

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  • Is critical thinking overrated?

    Is critical thinking overrated?0

    • October 1, 2015

    How often do you see people clamoring for more ‘critical thinking’? Quite often, I suspect. But do we really want more critical thinking or do we simply mean we want more thinking and reflecting? The emphasis in modernity on ‘critical’ is quite noticeable in social media. If one point of fault can be found (or

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  • Is Critical Race Theory Driving the Anger in Society?

    Is Critical Race Theory Driving the Anger in Society?0

    History. In the postmodern age it’s a tricky subject. For starters, few young people really know the history of where they come from or how their country got to where it is now. The Nation’s Report Card glaringly confirms this reality, as only 12 percent of high school seniors are proficient in U.S. history. Sadly,

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  • Is Covidocracy Making a Comeback?

    Is Covidocracy Making a Comeback?0

    On September 6, the White House announced that twice-vaccinated, twice-boosted Jill Biden has COVID-19—for a second time. President Joe Biden tested negative but will begin masking again, the administration also confirmed. A day later, co-host of The View Whoopi Goldberg was missing from the show, having also come down with the virus. Coinciding with these

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  • Is COVID-19 Relief Encouraging People Not to Work? Dems Say, ‘No Evidence.’

    Is COVID-19 Relief Encouraging People Not to Work? Dems Say, ‘No Evidence.’0

    “Experts” predicted 1 million jobs would be created in April. The actual number fell far short, at 266,000. Republicans warned that overly generous COVID-19 relief benefits create a disincentive to work. The day before this disappointing jobs report, Bloomberg wrote: In earnings calls and business surveys, executives often blame stimulus checks and generous unemployment benefits

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  • Is Contentment Possible in the Midst of Calamity?

    Is Contentment Possible in the Midst of Calamity?0

    Chesterton, the multi-biographer, intended to write many more biographies than he did. One of his intended subjects was the 15th century Dominican friar, Girolamo Savonarola (1452-1498). The grandson of a wealthy Florentine physician, Savonarola abandoned his own plans for a medical career to become a “knight of Christ” at 22. Thus began what would become a

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