Blog 1 Column Right Sidebar

Most Americans Say Christmas Should Be Celebrated in Public Schools 0
- Culture
- December 15, 2015
Every year it seems there is some new “War on Christmas” incident in the schools. One of the most recent examples occurred in a New York public school: “New principal Eujin Jaela Kim has given PS 169 in Sunset Park, Brooklyn, a politically correct scrub-down, to the dismay of teachers and parents. ‘We definitely can’t
READ MORE
Mike Rowe’s Angry Response to Bernie Sanders Goes Viral 0
- Education
- December 15, 2015
Mike Rowe of Dirty Jobs fame is not a big fan of pushing everyone toward college and the student loan debt that comes with it. On Facebook yesterday, he posted some harsh words on this topic in response to a December 13 Bernie Sanders tweet. His post went viral. First, here is what Sanders tweeted:
READ MORE
Harvard Study: 4 Characteristics of Coworkers Who Actually Suck 0
- Culture
- December 15, 2015
Recent surveys have shown that 70% of Americans hate their jobs. In many cases, this hate is caused or fueled by having to work with some pretty contemptible people. These individuals can make life miserable for their coworkers, and often end up hurting the company, too. I assume that most of you could quickly rattle
READ MORE
Can We Have a Discussion about Lying If We Don’t Agree about Truth?0
- Culture
- December 15, 2015
An article in the New York Times opinion section has invited a discussion on lying. Gerald Dworkin, the author, alleges that while most of us condemn lying, we also all lie to each other regularly. So, he argues, there is not actually an absolute societal prohibition on lying, but rather lying in certain circumstances:
READ MORE
C.S. Lewis: High Schools Should Focus on the Basics 0
- Education
- December 15, 2015
High schools in America today typically offer students a plethora of classes in math, science, literature, social studies, the arts, foreign languages, and specialized electives. But in the history of Western education, that’s a fairly recent development. From ancient times up until the 18th century, after attending a primary school, students would usually move on
READ MORE
Why We Have Protesting Today Instead of Dialogue 0
- December 14, 2015
Protesting has seemingly becoming the preferred method of “discourse” today. In part, the apparent increase in protests is due to the expanded coverage offered by news and social media today. However, as philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre has argued, the increase in protests is also a result of relativism and the consequent breakdown in rational discourse. “It
READ MORE