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  • ‘Be Yourself’ Is Not a Governing Philosophy

    ‘Be Yourself’ Is Not a Governing Philosophy0

    ‘Be yourself’ is a catchy Audioslave song. It’s also one of the most ubiquitous clichés in modern society. Like so many clichés, many of us have probably told someone “just be you” or “be yourself” without actually thinking what the words mean. The truth is, “be yourself” can have different meanings and applications. In some ways,

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  • Chilling Sommers: Another Blow to Discourse

    Chilling Sommers: Another Blow to Discourse0

    Among contemporary public intellectuals, Christina Hoff Sommers is among the most attacked by our illiberal Left. In the latest episode, student groups at Lewis and Clark Law School this week protested Sommers’ Federalist Society talk. Prior to her talk, these groups released a joint statement titled “Refuse Fascism in All Its Forms,” voicing concern over

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  • How Do We Understand Sexual Pleasure in This Age of ‘Consent’?

    How Do We Understand Sexual Pleasure in This Age of ‘Consent’?0

    Societies tell us a lot about themselves by how they struggle over sex. Different places and generations have distinct sexual battlegrounds. From anti-miscegenation laws to criminal prohibitions of same-sex intimacy and sex work, these contests address with whom we can have sex, when, and under what conditions. At present, debates about the kind of sex

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  • What Roger Bannister Taught Us About Human Achievement

    What Roger Bannister Taught Us About Human Achievement0

    When I was a young boy, one of my most cherished books was One Hundred Greatest Sports Heroes. The pages were filled with heroes’ accomplishments. Often, having overcome great adversity, these sports heroes exhibited great resiliency. Today, I wonder what other mindset traits contributed to their success? Roger Bannister, the first man to run a

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  • Want Boys to Become Men? Teach Them the Classical Virtues

    Want Boys to Become Men? Teach Them the Classical Virtues0

    There’s a growing realization that men are not as privileged as was once thought and may actually be getting the bad end of the bargain in society. Not only do they often bear the fallout from high-profile acts of violence or sexual aggression, but they are also finding it increasingly difficult to keep pace with

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  • How Marcus Aurelius Influenced Adam Smith (No, Really)

    How Marcus Aurelius Influenced Adam Smith (No, Really)0

    Who Was Marcus Aurelius? Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was the last of the five good emperors of Rome. He was born in 121 AD, reluctantly became emperor in 161 AD, and reigned for 19 years until his death in 180 AD. His reign was punctuated by numerous wars during which he repelled Rome’s enemies in

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