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Are Schools Seeking to Raise Social Justice Warriors?0
- Culture
- February 9, 2018
Famed educator Maria Montessori once said: “Travel stories teach geography; insect stories lead the child into natural science; and so on. The teacher, in short, can use reading to introduce her pupils to the most varied subjects; and the moment they have been thus started, they can go on to any limit guided by the
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Let Us Eradicate Poverty, Not Demolish Wealth 0
- Economics
- February 8, 2018
By the time you finish reading this article, some 600 people from all over the world will have escaped poverty. In 1990, 35 percent of the world population lived in extreme poverty. Today, that figure has fallen to 10.7 percent, according to the World Bank. In 1987, there were 660 million poor people in China. After its economy
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What Early Christian Hermits Can Teach Us About Being Alone 0
- Culture
- February 8, 2018
In today’s world, loneliness seems to have reached epidemic proportions. Countless studies have highlighted the serious and negative impact that loneliness has on our health, our sense of well-being, and our ability to thrive in an increasingly chaotic world. Most recently, the urgency of the problem led the U.K. to appoint a minister for loneliness.
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The Persistence of Memory and #MeToo 0
- Politics
- February 8, 2018
The recent revelations about Harvey Weinstein have precipitated hundreds of allegations of sexual abuse. Many of the complainants are now adults, even middle-aged. But most of the alleged events took place when the victims were young – teenagers or even children. One of Weinstein’s accusers recounted events that occurred some twenty years previously; another accused
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College Students Rip Obama Quotes… When Told They Are Trump’s 0
- Education
- February 8, 2018
Campus Reform journalist Cabot Phillips recently performed an interesting experiment. He visited John Jay College in New York City to get student reactions to President Donald Trump’s first State of the Union address. But instead of reading lines from Trump’s speech, he selected a handful of quotes from Barack Obama’s State of the Union: “We
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Viktor Frankl’s Guide to Living a Life of Meaning 0
- History
- February 8, 2018
Many Americans find their lives devoid of meaning; up to 40 percent of Americans have “not discovered a satisfying life purpose.” Without purpose can anyone truly live a full, happy life? As Bill Murray discovered in his classic comedy Groundhog Day, a life focused on hedonic pleasures won’t lead to happiness. In his book Life
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Are Schools Seeking to Raise Social Justice Warriors?0