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Sex in a Time of Hooking Up 0
- August 14, 2015
Trending on Vanity Fair right now is an article entitled “Tinder and the Dawn of the ‘Dating Apocalypse.’” (For those who don’t know, Tinder is one of many “dating” apps that also happens to be frequently used by millennials to hook up with each other on short notice.) The article describes a world where young
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Presidential Candidates Better Have This Character Trait 0
- August 14, 2015
Campaign season has (unfortunately) started once again. According to a presidential cheat sheet from The Atlantic, there are roughly eight alleged presidential candidates for the Democrats and a whopping 20 for the Republicans. Don’t worry, they’ll be whittled down soon enough, and I wouldn’t be surprised if some of them are naturally knocked out of
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Beware Teachers Like These Ones in Ancient Greece 0
- August 14, 2015
Their name? “Sophists.” In Norms and Nobility David Hicks writes: “Socrates was a nuisance to many of the educators of his day, the utilitarian Sophists who were experts at teaching their students how to function within the madding city of Athens. A Sophist tended to accept the ‘givens’: an advocacy system that had lost the
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A Metaphor for Life 0
- August 14, 2015
Sometimes things in life are looking great. You’ve got all your ducks in a row and then, Boom! Your life is t-boned. We’ve all been there. You feel like a failure, you feel ashamed and panicked. In reality, you are human and you will never be in complete control of your life. You’re going to
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“Freedom is a Prize to be Continually Won”0
- August 14, 2015
From Jacques Ellul’s The Technological Society, in which he describes a world in which individual freedom is becoming increasingly subjugated by outside forces. Save this article to favorites
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The 6th Century Cure for Anxiety 0
- August 13, 2015
The classics may be old, but they are still perceptive. Like anyone, I have holes in my education. Inspired to fill one of these holes, last week I picked up and read through Boethius’ Consolation of Philosophy, which has had a tremendous influence on Western thought. Written circa 525 A.D. as Boethius was awaiting execution,
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