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Surrounded by mirrors, does it matter?0
- Culture
- December 9, 2015
Sitting in a doctor’s office recently, I glanced over and saw this advertisement: Unfortunately for CoolSculpting, I did not go any further to learn about how I could “eliminate stubborn fat without surgery or downtime and feel great from every angle.” I did on the other hand recall Christopher Lasch’s points about mirrors in The
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Who Knew? “Gone with the Wind” Actor Fought Against the Nazis 0
- History
- December 8, 2015
You might best remember actor Leslie Howard in his iconic roll as Ashley Wilkes in Gone with the Wind. But Howard has an interesting story that most of us haven’t heard. Here are 5 things you probably didn’t know about Howard: 1. While Howard is best known for his portrayals of upper-class gentlemanly
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Move Over, Entitled Millennials 0
- Culture
- December 8, 2015
Millennials have long had a reputation for being the “Me” generation, a label which seems increasingly accurate as many college students exhibit a hyper-sensitivity, narcissism, and entitled attitude toward life. But such attitudes may soon begin to cost millennials dearly. According to Business Insider, Generation Z may be taking a different approach to life, and
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The Interminable Character of the Gun Control Debate 0
- Politics
- December 8, 2015
The debate about gun control is raging once again, and to be honest, I’m already bored of it. By saying that, I don’t wish to belittle the seriousness of the issue. It’s just that the issue of gun control has that “interminable” and “irrational” character that philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre says marks so much of contemporary
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E Pluribus Unum – ‘Out of Many, One’0
- Culture
- December 8, 2015
While not the official motto of the United States, E Pluribus Unum, is a common Latin phrase used in the United States since 1776 and still found on the Great Seal of the United States. Its meaning, of course, is “Out of many, one”. It originally referred to the act of many states (or colonies
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Trump Rick-Rolled Jeb Bush 0
- Politics
- December 8, 2015
No matter whether or not you like Jeb Bush or Donald Trump, sometimes politics will give you a chuckle. The rick-rolling that was pointed out to me today, reminds me a bit of a story from Plunkitt of Tammany Hall, which is an account of George Washington Plunkitt’s views of politics and America through the
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