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  • The Myth of Life Expectancy

    The Myth of Life Expectancy0

    “Well, yeah, but most people only lived to the age of 40 back then, so…” This is a common retort I see in response to comparisons between our modern age and the past. It’s intended as a mic drop that supposedly illustrates our superiority to our less scientifically-minded ancestors, who were apparently too wrapped up in superstitious

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  • 5 Facts about Antifa

    5 Facts about Antifa0

    Throughout 2017 a group known as Antifa has engaged in riots and violent protests at events across the country. Here is what you should know about the black-clad activists: 1. Antifa is a radical and often violent protest movement organized around “anti-fascism.” Unlike some political movements that define themselves by what they support, Antifa activists

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  • The New Book Burning: Publishers Are Now Destroying ‘Offensive’ Books

    The New Book Burning: Publishers Are Now Destroying ‘Offensive’ Books0

    Via the New York Times: “Parents often turn to books to help them navigate complicated, and sometimes uncomfortable, conversations with their children about puberty. This week one such book, ‘Growing Up for Boys,’ by Alex Frith, became the topic of the type of conversation it is supposed to help people avoid. On Aug. 27, Simon

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  • Why Only Christianity Can Save the West… Again

    Why Only Christianity Can Save the West… Again2

    Hellenistic thought experienced its “golden age” during the the 5th and 4th centuries B.C. This period witnessed the lives of some of history’s greatest philosophers, teachers, authors, and playwrights, and culminated with the spreading of Hellenism by Alexander the Great. But by the end of the 1st century B.C., Hellenistic thought had been exhausted. Its

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  • 9 Books to Understand the Collectivist Right

    9 Books to Understand the Collectivist Right0

    The fast and furious rise of the alt-right in Europe, the UK, and the US has caught many people intellectually off-guard. I can speak for myself in this respect. My education and reading prepared me well to understand the statism of the left. My instincts became finely tuned. The threat to liberty from the right

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  • Why Hate Eradicators Should Reconsider the Removal of Christopher Columbus Statues

    Why Hate Eradicators Should Reconsider the Removal of Christopher Columbus Statues0

    They came aboard ships … just over five million they were, migrating to the United States over five decades between the late 19th and early 20th Centuries. They were Italians. They came ashore, mostly on Ellis Island in New York, but there were also other ports of call like Boston and New Orleans. With few

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