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Poll: Most Americans Think “Big Government” is the Biggest Threat0
- 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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Is this what we’ve become?0
- Culture
- December 23, 2015
Telling us quite a bit about Hollywood and our culture, Paramount Pictures decided to release ‘Daddy’s Home’, a new comedy about a dad and step-dad fighting over a family, on Christmas day. They’ve really got the Christmas spirit going on this year. Here’s IMDB’s description of the movie: “A mild-mannered radio executive strives to become
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Have you thanked a retail worker?0
- Culture
- December 23, 2015
Regarding the buildup to Christmas, C.S. Lewis had this to say: “Long before December 25th everyone is worn out — physically worn out by weeks of daily struggle in overcrowded shops, mentally worn out by the effort to remember all the right recipients and to think out suitable gifts for them. They are in no
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10 Philosophy Books to Bring to a Desert Island0
- December 23, 2015
Dr. Gregory Sadler, known for his accessible YouTube videos on philosophy, was asked to name ten philosophy books he would bring to a desert island. In the video that appears at the bottom of this post, he chose the following books because they “encapsulate [many] other viewpoints” and “have a lot of meat” to them.
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#NotAllMillennials0
- 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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The Educational Value of Shame0
- Education
- December 22, 2015
Undoubtedly, one of my best educational experiences was the graduate-level Latin course I took in Rome. Within six months, the teacher was able to clear up all confusion that had accumulated in my previous six years of Latin. How? Well, for one, the teacher was one of the best Latinists in the world: Fr.
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Science: Drinking in Moderation is Good for Your Health0
- Culture
- December 22, 2015
For thousands of years, the maxim “moderation in all things” was accepted as a given, and prudentially applied by men and women to their various activities. Today, apparently, some people feel more comfortable if science repeatedly confirms the truth of this maxim. Yesterday, the New York Times reported that scientific studies have shown
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Norway has to teach immigrants not to rape women0
- Culture
- December 22, 2015
A fascinating article in The New York Times reporting on attempts to assimilate Muslim immigrants explodes the idea of multiculturalism and unwittingly reveals the hypocrisy of the modern, liberal society. Tolerance and acceptance, equality, moral relativism, these have become the trademarks of much of the West’s modern culture. Yet, while many do want tolerance and
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Is it ‘Revolutionary Millennialism’?0
- Culture
- December 22, 2015
Writing about Charles Dicken’s Barnaby Rudge: A Tale of the Riots of Eighty, Myron Magnet digs into one of the deeper impulses that animates man: The desire to be God. Magnet uses the term “revolutionary millennialism” to describe what happens when that individual desire is found on a mass scale. The term itself is actually
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