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  • 3 Characteristics of Really Good Liars

    3 Characteristics of Really Good Liars0

    We’ve all been had by the lies of a lying liar. Some of us are “had” on a regular basis, and wonder how certain people can be so comfortable with deception. Psychologist Maria Konnikova’s new book might give us some clues. In an interview in The Atlantic, she discussed her new book The Confidence Game,

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  • 3 Brain Puzzles You’ll Probably Fail

    3 Brain Puzzles You’ll Probably Fail1

    The power of the human mind is astonishing. It’s also highly unpredictable. On one hand it is capable of computer-like power; on the other hand, it is at times easily fooled. I’ve always been fascinated by mind puzzles and thought exams that reveal the quirks in human thinking. Below are three puzzles—perhaps you’ve seen one

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  • 3 Books That Explain the Decline of Western Civilization

    3 Books That Explain the Decline of Western Civilization1

    There used to be a lot books about the “decline of the West.” But now that we are well on our way to everything these writers warned us about, we don’t hear that expression much anymore. But we need these kind of books now more than ever. Here are three that help explain what is

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  • 3 Back to School Thoughts from G.K. Chesterton

    3 Back to School Thoughts from G.K. Chesterton0

    Every year, the approach of fall signals to children and parents that it’s time to gear up and begin the cycle of packing lunches, picking out clothes, racing to the bus stop, and coming home at night with armloads of books and homework once again. But while parents and children across America know this drill

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  • 3 ‘Bad Loves’: When Freud and Christian Theology Actually Agree

    3 ‘Bad Loves’: When Freud and Christian Theology Actually Agree0

    Love is perhaps the greatest emotion humans can feel. It’s generally viewed as a positive concept, but philosophers, literature, and psychologists have long attempted to show that love of the wrong things in the wrong ways is a great vice. The philosopher Mortimer Adler, in his book The Great Ideas, identified three types of “bad

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  • 250-Year-Old Pamphlet Offers Clue on Fixing Education

    250-Year-Old Pamphlet Offers Clue on Fixing Education1

    In the last several years, it’s become increasingly common for editorial cartoons to depict young college graduates working at fast food joints. The message is clear: the cost of a college degree is inflated while the value is diminishing. Such a state has caused many students to wonder if college is the best option for

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