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War with North Korea Would Be Sheer Madness 0
- International
- July 7, 2017
The war drums are beating again, this time for the Korean peninsula. And if a conflict occurs, no one believes it would be a cakewalk. Total casualties almost certainly would be in the hundreds of thousands; the destruction throughout highly industrialized South Korea would be unimaginable. It is a sequel no sane person wants to
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Trump’s Right: The West Must First Have the Will to Survive 0
- Politics
- July 7, 2017
By now, I think most of us are aware that President Donald Trump is no great student of history or ideas. But he does give voice to some statements that are pregnant with truth, even if perhaps neither a deep understanding nor practice of that truth is exemplified in Trump’s personal life. One of these
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The Attack on Hobby Lobby Is Incoherent and Unjust 0
- Culture
- July 7, 2017
The mainstream press has accused Hobby Lobby, a great and beloved American company, of hypocrisy, unchristian behavior, smuggling, stealing, and even funding terrorism. As punishment, and concluding an investigation that has been going on for six years, the US government has extracted from the company a fine of $3 million, and the company is sending to the government property it bought
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Studying Philosophy Doesn’t Necessarily Make One Smarter 0
- Education
- July 7, 2017
Does studying philosophy improve one’s thinking, and thus make one more employable? Some top and not-so-top philosophy departments, concerned by the threat of declining enrollment and funding cuts, would have you believe it does. But Neven Sesardic, who has taught philosophy at universities around the globe and can boast some impressive publications, says that there’s
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Should Religious Teaching Be Allowed in Public Schools?0
- Culture
- July 7, 2017
I was recently told about the experiences of an English teacher who took a job at a public school in a Midwestern town. At the very least, one might say that this teacher dealt with some… interesting behavior over the course of the school year. But what I found most fascinating about this teacher’s story
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NPR Explains How You Can Turn Your 2-Year-Old into a Social Justice Warrior 0
- Culture
- July 7, 2017
Via NPR: Social activist Innosanto Nagara wanted to find a fun book to read to his 2-year-old son that also talked about the importance of social justice. He wasn’t looking for the typical fiction written for children, instead, he was looking for unique narratives — by writers of color and/or authors who can speak about
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