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The Main Purpose of Education in a Republic0
- Education
- March 16, 2016
When it comes to education, it seems everyone has a different idea as to the best course of action: Do we keep Common Core or ditch it? Should we test more, or do we have too many tests already? Should they learn critical thinking or should they be taught to memorize facts? And on it
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Should We Care that Military History is Neglected in School?0
- Education
- March 16, 2016
In his book Ten Ways to Destroy the Imagination of Your Child, Professor Anthony Esolen relays the following story of two homeschool brothers: “[They] got their hands on battle plans, pored over them, committed them to memory, and turned the basement into a battlefield. They drew out the woods and hills and rivers in chalk,
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Oh, no! WhereWhitePeopleMeet.com Exists0
- Culture
- March 16, 2016
For a while now the dating site WhereWhitePeopleMeet.com has been causing controversy. It’s silly really. If you’re seeking a life-partner, you’re going to want to start with some commonalities. Which commonalities are important to a person are of personal opinion. Attractiveness and personality naturally rank high among qualities, but once you move beyond those things
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It’s Refreshing to Hear about These Frugal Pro Athletes0
- Economics
- March 16, 2016
Professional athletes do not have the best track record for making prudential decisions about money. As an example, an infamous 2009 Sports Illustrated article reported that within two years of retirement nearly 80% of former NFL players “have gone bankrupt or are under financial stress because of joblessness or divorce.” That’s why it’s been refreshing
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Is a Lack of Healthy Fear Behind Today’s Discipline Problems?0
- Culture
- March 16, 2016
It seems that American schools aren’t the only ones having problems with student behavior. According to a recent Telegraph article, English schools are also experiencing a rise in student attacks on teachers, including headbutts, knife attacks, and biting incidents. But apparently the English are not as “PC” as Americans when it comes to poor discipline
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Is ‘Epektasis’ the Secret to Happiness?0
- Culture
- March 16, 2016
Those of you who have seen Glengarry Glen Ross likely know the sales motto “A.B.C.”: “Always Be Closing.” But the secret to happiness may very well be “A.B.G.”: “Always Be Growing.” As Gregory of Nyssa (c.335-395 A.D.) argued in the 4th century, happiness for men and women consisted not in resting on one’s laurels but
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Homeowner Shoots Teen Breaking in to Home, Family of Teen Livid at Homeowner0
- Culture
- March 16, 2016
Any family who just received word that their teenager was shot and killed would be understandably devastated, upset, and angry. But how do you react if your teenager was shot after breaking in to someone’s home? Do you primarily blame the homeowner or the teenager? While all of the details are not in on a
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College Student learns the World isn’t Nice0
- Culture
- March 16, 2016
The Guardian reports: “North Korea has sentenced an American college student to 15 years’ hard labour after finding him guilty of ‘crimes against the state’, in a ruling that is certain to increase tensions with Washington. Otto Warmbier, a 21-year-old economics student at the University of Virginia, was found guilty of committing ‘severe crimes’ against
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A Convincing Case for Saying ‘Y’all’?0
- Culture
- March 16, 2016
Grammarians and lovers of the English language will either be intrigued or horrified by a recent piece for The Atlantic. In it, writer Vann R. Newkirk II makes the case that “y’all” NEEDS to be adopted into common usage beyond the American south. Newkirk points out that there are “no distinct second-person plural pronouns in
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