Few would disagree with the assertion that genuine tolerance is a virtue. As University of Texas professor and ethics expert J. Budziszewski states, “To tolerate something is to put up with it even though we might be tempted to suppress it.” What many are increasingly noticing, however, is that tolerance is often practiced in a
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By now you’ve most likely seen the polls reporting that roughly half of Millennials have a favorable view of Socialism and you’re probably wondering how in the world that is possible. Didn’t America win the Cold War? Well, yes, we did win the Cold War, but we’re losing the culture war. As I was discussing
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This is the way the world endsNot with a bang but a whimper. ? T.S. Eliot One strange trait of the die hard NeverTrump Republicans and progressives is their charge that Donald Trump poses an existential threat to democracy. Trump, as is his wont, says a lot of outrageous and weird things.
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Until a few hours before Saturday’s Royal Wedding (and don’t pretend you do not know which royals I am talking about) my attitude was roughly the same as this staunch Brit’s – that is, I couldn’t have cared less. But as the momentous hour drew near and I was still not asleep in my antipodean bed, I
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The prestige of science in our culture is well-earned. That scientists discover truths (or at least serviceable approximations to truths) is undeniable. The evidence for that is how successfully scientific findings have been applied for centuries as technology, which has improved life greatly for countless people. Sound science depends on methodologies that are
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I burst out laughing the other day while reading a friend’s Facebook status. He explained that he and his two grade school sons were watching Anne of Green Gables when they came to the part where Anne and Diana have a conversation while standing on a cliff overlooking the sea. The youngest son suddenly blurted
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