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  • The Virtues of Boredom in an Anxious Age

    The Virtues of Boredom in an Anxious Age0

    Today’s parents are fixated on setting their children on strategic paths to “success”— cramming their days with lessons, sports, clubs, camps, and so on. The goal: to enrich their kids’ lives with new knowledge and experiences. Or, more commonly, “to keep them busy.” We do the same for ourselves, of course, stocking our calendars with

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  • The Virtues of Book Ownership

    The Virtues of Book Ownership0

    “Can you spare a dollar so I can buy this book?” I heard a man’s deep voice ask this question as I raced up a flight of stairs, speeding my way to the second floor of the local public library to drop off some overdue books. His voice was coming from the library’s “sale room”

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  • The Virtue We Don’t Talk About Enough

    The Virtue We Don’t Talk About Enough1

    When most people think of character, there is a list of attributes or “traits” that comes readily to mind. Some of the more common ones might be honesty, responsibility, patience, perseverance, loyalty, and courage. These are lofty attributes indeed, and it’s a shame that they seem to get little more than lip service from many

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  • The Violence in Charlottesville

    The Violence in Charlottesville0

    The vast majority of people in the United States have no interest whatsoever in street battles between the alt-right (better described today in more poignant terms) and the counter-protesters. Most people have normal problems like paying bills, dealing with kids, getting health care, keeping life together under all the usual strains, and mostly want these

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  • The Victorian Story-Teller who Made Christmas Scary

    The Victorian Story-Teller who Made Christmas Scary0

    Following the death of President George H.W. Bush, the resident conservative at The New York Times, Ross Douthat, penned an article bemoaning the end of America’s WASP elite. Douthat argued that our current rulers, although more meritocratic, are a very poor substitute for the cold and old gentry of New England and Virginia. His article created a minor firestorm

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  • The Versailles Treaty at 100: How It Affects the Modern World

    The Versailles Treaty at 100: How It Affects the Modern World0

    June 28, 1919. It’s a date we often overlook, but its impact is significant. On this date 100 years ago, Germany signed the Treaty of Versailles, her peace settlement for the First World War. While the Treaty ended the British naval blockade, which starved millions of Germans to death, its terms were quite harsh. Germany was forced

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