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  • Should We Be Teaching Philosophy in High School?

    Should We Be Teaching Philosophy in High School?0

    • October 2, 2015

    In the U.S., it’s commonly believed that philosophy is too complex for high school students. But in the history of the West, that’s actually a fairly recent notion, and not one universally held.    In ancient Greece, the specialized study of philosophy at a school like the famed Platonic Academy would not begin until about

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  • America’s Coming Demographic Storm

    America’s Coming Demographic Storm0

    • October 2, 2015

    A storm’s coming. A demographic storm. Today news outlets are reporting that a record 94,610,000 Americans are not in the labor force. According to the AP, “The proportion of adults either with a job or looking for one is at a 38-year low,” and “employers cut back sharply on hiring in September and added fewer

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  • Kissing the American Dream Goodbye

    Kissing the American Dream Goodbye0

    • October 2, 2015

    According to The Atlantic, the American dream has been downsized. In fact, the American dream is no longer the simple wish of “home, job, and family.” Instead, many Americans simply dream about getting out of debt. “[W]hen a survey asked people which things were the most important to their personal American dream, only 26 percent

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  • Aaaand Another Study Says Preschool Hurts, Not Helps

    Aaaand Another Study Says Preschool Hurts, Not Helps0

    • October 1, 2015

    All of the good arguments for Pre-K education seem to be dropping like flies. One of principal arguments of Pre-K advocates is that it will ensure future academic success for students. But a recent study from the Peabody Research Institute at Vanderbilt University shows that any benefits of Pre-K soon disappear. Peabody studied Tennessee’s state-funded

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  • Have You Seen the “Bone Church”?

    Have You Seen the “Bone Church”?0

    • October 1, 2015

    When I arrived in Rome for my study abroad program in 2000, one of my first visits was to the famous “Bone Church.” Marquis de Sade said of it, “I have never seen anything more striking.” Mark Twain called it “a spectacle for sensitive nerves.” The “Bone Church” is actually the crypt of the church

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  • Is critical thinking overrated?

    Is critical thinking overrated?0

    • October 1, 2015

    How often do you see people clamoring for more ‘critical thinking’? Quite often, I suspect. But do we really want more critical thinking or do we simply mean we want more thinking and reflecting? The emphasis in modernity on ‘critical’ is quite noticeable in social media. If one point of fault can be found (or

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