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Books, Boys, and Heroes0
- Culture, Family, Featured, Literature
- October 15, 2026
My previous article, “Stories About Real Heroes Can Help Make Heroic Boys,” drew readers’ attention to the good that comes through exposing boys to literature and history featuring flesh-and-blood heroes. Superheroes have a place in the imagination of the young, but sooner or later, boys realize that the only superpowers in real life are those
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A Fashion Designer’s 7 Tips for Choosing Homecoming Dresses (or Any Outfit)0
There’s an online debate that surfaces around this time every year, namely, what qualifies as an acceptable homecoming dress. This year is no different, with writer Bethany Mandel kicking off the conversation with the following post on X: I could weigh into this debate with my own thoughts, for I certainly have them, but we
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Why You Need Philosophy to Do Science0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Science
- October 13, 2026
It is still an unfortunate assumption that science has usurped philosophy as a discipline, leaving the latter with no real consequence in the world. Even those who pay some respect to philosophy often consider it as knowledge existing in the purely subjective realm, while physical sciences (biology, chemistry, etc.) are what make real changes in
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Tracing Glyphosate’s Connection to the Rise in Chronic Disease0
Can you imagine a world in which autism is so rare that most people have never heard of it? Or a world in which there are no “gluten-free” foods in the supermarket, or one where the chronic disease rate in those between age five and 25 is not 1 in 3? That is the world in which
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A Princeton Classicist Offers 5 Ways to Turn Children Into Book Lovers0
- Culture, Education, Family, Featured, Literature
- October 12, 2026
I was finally heading toward the exit after several hours in the library when I spied a cart with a bunch of books and a “free” sign on it. My internal brakes screeched as I quickly pulled up to it and began to peruse the titles that were for the taking. I left without adding
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Gratitude, the Metronome for a Merry Heart0
- Culture, Featured, Literature
- October 12, 2026
Proverbs 15:13 tells us, “A merry heart maketh a cheerful countenance….” Two verses later, we read, “[H]e that is of a merry heart hath a continual feast.” For a couple of days this week, my heart was anything but merry, and doubtless my face and demeanor matched my mood. I was in a funk brought
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What the ‘Man-Hating Feminist’ Got Wrong About My Piece1
The moment I do well on my resolve to stay off my phone over the weekend, something happens that’s worth seeing. Influencer Paige Connell made a video on Friday about my article published here last week titled, “What happens when the man-hating feminists have sons.” The article explores the plight of young boys whose mothers
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Today’s Misguided and Harmful Generational Divides Are Unnecessary0
“None of these young people want to work today. They’re lazy,” a friend at my favorite coffee shop recently asserted. “They’re ignorant. They don’t know a thing about history, and they never read books,” a phone friend has told me several times in conversation. “They’re all a bunch of snowflakes,” another friend said a couple
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4 Practical Reasons to Study Latin0
- Culture, Education, Featured, Western Civilization
- October 8, 2026
I started studying Latin in first grade. Given that we barely understood the concept of “other languages” at that age, we began by simply memorizing Latin prayers, such as the Pater Noster (Our Father), Ave Maria (Hail Mary), and the classic blessing before meals. Our Latin teacher (Magistra, as we called her) managed to teach
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