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  • Harvard Study: 4 Characteristics of Coworkers Who Actually Suck

    Harvard Study: 4 Characteristics of Coworkers Who Actually Suck0

    Recent surveys have shown that 70% of Americans hate their jobs. In many cases, this hate is caused or fueled by having to work with some pretty contemptible people. These individuals can make life miserable for their coworkers, and often end up hurting the company, too. I assume that most of you could quickly rattle

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  • Can We Have a Discussion about Lying If We Don’t Agree about Truth?

    Can We Have a Discussion about Lying If We Don’t Agree about Truth?0

    An article in the New York Times opinion section has invited a discussion on lying.   Gerald Dworkin, the author, alleges that while most of us condemn lying, we also all lie to each other regularly. So, he argues, there is not actually an absolute societal prohibition on lying, but rather lying in certain circumstances: 

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  • C.S. Lewis: High Schools Should Focus on the Basics

    C.S. Lewis: High Schools Should Focus on the Basics0

    High schools in America today typically offer students a plethora of classes in math, science, literature, social studies, the arts, foreign languages, and specialized electives. But in the history of Western education, that’s a fairly recent development. From ancient times up until the 18th century, after attending a primary school, students would usually move on

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  • Why We Have Protesting Today Instead of Dialogue

    Why We Have Protesting Today Instead of Dialogue0

    • December 14, 2015

    Protesting has seemingly becoming the preferred method of “discourse” today. In part, the apparent increase in protests is due to the expanded coverage offered by news and social media today. However, as philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre has argued, the increase in protests is also a result of relativism and the consequent breakdown in rational discourse. “It

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  • They Had Weapons Control in Ancient Greece

    They Had Weapons Control in Ancient Greece0

    Recent shootings have once again revived debate about gun control in America. In considering the potential of greater gun control measures, it’s worthwhile looking at the issue from various angles: the rule of law, philosophy, recent events, the example of other countries, changes in the modern social context, and… history. Though historical precedent should not

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  • Teacher Autonomy Becoming a Thing of the Past

    Teacher Autonomy Becoming a Thing of the Past0

    A good teacher is one of the most important factors in the successful education of a child. But are bureaucrats increasingly tying the hands of good teachers and hindering them from effective teaching? A recent study from the Department of Education suggests that might be the case. The study surveyed teachers on their level of

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  • Study: School Might Be Harming Teens’ Health

    Study: School Might Be Harming Teens’ Health0

    • December 14, 2015

    Experts almost universally agree that exercise in an essential component of a healthy lifestyle. But what if the educational system is set up in a way that deters students from being active and, in turn, being healthier? Last week, the New York Times reported on a new study that shows that while teenagers spend about

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  • Quoting the Old Testament to attack Christians? Careful.

    Quoting the Old Testament to attack Christians? Careful.0

    Quite often one will see individuals quoting the Old Testament to either prove the barbarism of Christianity or equate it to Islam with that faith’s Quran. Unfortunately, a lot of folks end up looking exceedingly foolish doing so. EvilBible.com is a commonly used source. Its motto is “Fighting against immorality in religion.”  Currently, the homepage

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  • Large Families Becoming an Oddity in America

    Large Families Becoming an Oddity in America0

    Comedian Jim Gaffigan recently gave a hilarious interview on traveling with his five kids. In it, he compared travelling with his children to “transferring serial killers from prison to prison… you have to be constantly aware,” and acknowledged that he and his wife “didn’t get a lot of sleep on the bus tour, but we

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