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Learning from Lynyrd 0
- Culture
- December 24, 2015
Since Black Friday, we’ve been in peak-consumerism mode. It probably won’t end until after New Year’s Day. Ironically, while Thanksgiving and Christmas are rooted in Christian tradition and outlook, there is little left of Christianity’s influence on those holidays. These days, Thanksgiving is less about giving thanks to the Almighty and more about preparing for
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Why Rereading Books is So Important 0
- Education
- December 23, 2015
Reading a book for the first time is seen by many in our society as a badge of honor and a legitimate cause for boasting. Rereading a book, on the other hand, doesn’t usually come with the same pride or pack the same awe-inspiring punch in others. Nevertheless, according to Christopher Nelson, President of
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#NotAllMillennials 0
- Culture
- December 23, 2015
Every day, a new article about how terrible Millennials are pops up on my social media feeds. And every day, I roll my eyes and inwardly groan. Article after article claims to explain how college students are self-absorbed and overly sensitive, how recent college graduates can’t find jobs and are drowning in debt from student loans, how so many Millennials
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Poll: Most Americans Think “Big Government” is the Biggest Threat 0
- Economics
- December 23, 2015
In America’s divided political environment, we usually hear that Republicans are for big business while Democrats are for big government. Which is why the recent Gallup poll might be surprising to some. As it turns out, when asked to choose between “big government,” “big business,” or “big labor,” 69% of Americans believe that “big
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The Superman Pathology 0
- Culture
- December 23, 2015
In The Law, Frederic Bastiat makes a powerful argument against the ability of the state to guide the affairs of the people. No matter one’s politics, at some point a person will usually disagree with an argument for increasing the size and scope of government in the name of either the “common good” or because
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This is an AMAZING Insight from a Famous Historian 0
- History
- December 23, 2015
Will and Ariel Durant spent fifty years of their lives working on their magisterial Story of Civilization, a sweeping 11-volume survey of human history written in beautiful prose. After completing it, they compiled their historical insights in a book titled The Lessons of History. Among the gems in it is the
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