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  • Why All-Men’s Colleges Are Under Siege

    Why All-Men’s Colleges Are Under Siege0

    There are over 4,000 colleges and universities in the United States. There are only four that are all male. But that is at least one too many, apparently. A California Appeals Court ruled last week that Deep Springs College, a school with only twenty-six students, may start admitting women. Founded a century ago by industrialist

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  • The Perils of Relativism

    The Perils of Relativism0

    When Pope Benedict warned about “the Dictatorship of Relativism,” he meant it. Literally. This was hammered home not long ago when I was speaking to a group of students about the issue of same sex marriage. I prefaced the discussion with a description of relativism saying that this non-philosophy was now the mainstream, default setting

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  • Sharyl Attkisson is (Still) Getting Stonewalled by the Justice Department

    Sharyl Attkisson is (Still) Getting Stonewalled by the Justice Department0

    Former CBS News correspondent Sharyl Attkisson made waves a few years ago when she alleged that her laptop was hacked in October 2012 during her reporting on the Benghazi story, a charge later confirmed by CBS.         Attkisson, who left CBS in 2014, later wrote a book about it. But she’s not

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  • This 1886 Cornell English Syllabus May Explain Why College Students Can’t Write

    This 1886 Cornell English Syllabus May Explain Why College Students Can’t Write0

    According to the Nation’s Report Card, only 27 percent of 8th graders attain proficiency in writing. But no problem, right? They’re just leaving middle school. Give them a few years under the instruction of high school English instructors and all will be well. That seems to be wishful thinking, for the Nation’s Report Card shows

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  • 5 Myths about Emotional Intelligence

    5 Myths about Emotional Intelligence0

    In the past few years Emotional Intelligence (EI) has been widely lauded as the most innovative way to measure smarts since Intelligent Quotient (IQ). Harvard Business Review called EI a “ground-breaking, paradigm-shattering idea.” But what does EI mean? How is it useful?  And what myths or misconceptions have surrounded it? Probably the most succinct definition

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  • When Did Rome Really Fall?

    When Did Rome Really Fall?0

    The belief that America is in decline has led to many comparisons between our time and the fall of Rome. A current bestseller—The Benedict Option—makes the case that Christians today must recover and preserve Western tradition much like their predecessors did in the early centuries of the Middle Ages. The date most commonly referenced for

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