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  • Why G.K. Chesterton Believed America Was ‘Exceptional’

    Why G.K. Chesterton Believed America Was ‘Exceptional’0

    • November 7, 2017

    In recent years there has been much talk about American exceptionalism. Does it—or does it not—exist? Are we truly a unique people—or are we not? Well before all this talk, G.K. Chesterton weighed in on the side of the American exceptionalists. The United States, he wrote, was the only nation “with the soul of a

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  • Why Friendships Are Falling Apart Over Politics

    Why Friendships Are Falling Apart Over Politics0

    Former Supreme Court Justices Ruth Bader Ginsburg and Antonin Scalia were on opposite sides of the political spectrum. Yet despite their obvious legal disagreements, the liberal Ginsburg once described herself and the conservative Scalia as “best buddies.” This connection across ideological lines may seem surprising today. A striking feature of the current political moment is

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  • Why Friendship Is Essential to Cultural Renewal

    Why Friendship Is Essential to Cultural Renewal30

    Suppose you want to change the world for the better. Where to begin? One place is friendship. We are, as Aristotle teaches, social animals, designed to live in community, to build societies where each plays a role as part of a whole, and to find meaning through relationships. Aristotle suggests in the “Nicomachean Ethics” that eudaimonia

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  • Why Freshman Comp Students Struggle to Get an ‘A’

    Why Freshman Comp Students Struggle to Get an ‘A’0

    So you think you might like teaching college English. You love the language and its great works. Lots of people are like that, including me. Good, but beware. Teaching college English, especially freshman comp, is not for the faint-hearted. If you are drawn to the profession by the joys you experienced in grad school reading

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  • Why French Parents Are Still the Boss of Their Kids

    Why French Parents Are Still the Boss of Their Kids2

    Several years ago, a friend of mine told me about a fascinating book called French Kids Eat Everything. I finally had a chance to pick it up recently, and so far, it’s an interesting read. In essence, the book describes how one North American family moved to France and soon discovered that picky eating and

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  • Why Freedom Without Virtue is a Dangerous Thing

    Why Freedom Without Virtue is a Dangerous Thing0

    At the heart of all politics is the conflict or at least the tension between individual liberty and the common good. This conflict or tension gives rise to an array of paradoxical questions. To what extent, for instance, does my taking of liberties for myself lead to the taking of liberty from others? Do my

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