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10 Challenging Quotes from a 20th Century Classic0
- October 21, 2015
Richard Weaver’s Ideas Have Consequences (1948) is considered one of the best nonfiction books of the 20th century. In it, Weaver dianoses problems of the modern age, explores their origins, and offers some potential cures. His University of Chicago colleague Paul Tillich described it as “Brilliantly written, daring and radical… It will shock, and philosophical shock is
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Why Everyone Should Be an Ascetic0
- Culture
- October 20, 2015
Most of those familiar with the term “asceticism” associate it with the type of severe bodily discipline engaged in by religious persons. However, the term has a much more broad meaning and application, and refers to something that all human beings should practice. “Asceticism” comes from the Greek word askesis, which is translated as “exercise”
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The Gender Gestapo Are Coming to Schools0
- October 20, 2015
The PC police are hitting the streets of England and heading toward the elementary schools. Their mission? Stop children from using “sexist language.” As the Telegraph reports: “Children as young as five are going to be admonished for using language that enforces gender stereotypes as new guidelines are sent to every school in England this
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Should We Legalize Drugs?0
- Politics
- October 20, 2015
That very question is being considered by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) – whose position is described as “key to changing government drug policies.” Yesterday, Virgin Group founder and billionaire Richard Branson leaked UNODC’s briefing paper on the matter entitled, “Deciminalisation of Drug Use and Possession for Personal Consumption.” The paper
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Boomers: You Made Us0
- Culture
- October 20, 2015
At a reception a bit ago, a Baby Boomer asked, “Will the Millennials be able to get their sh*t together?” If you interact with Boomers or older Americans, especially those hiring and managing Millennials, you’ll hear it a lot. There’s certainly some truth to the idiosyncrasies occasionally displayed by Millennials about wanting high-pay straight out
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America’s Dwindling Number of Gifted and Talented Students0
- Education
- October 20, 2015
Have you ever felt that your child has the potential to excel, but that his school is keeping him average? This sentiment seems to have spread in the past decade, particularly since the introduction of No Child Left Behind (NCLB). In the fight to make sure struggling students were not left behind, many gifted and
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9 Brilliant Quotes from One Smart Dude0
- October 20, 2015
British philosopher Roger Scruton is the author of over 30 books, including The Soul of the World, An Intelligent Person’s Guide to Modern Culture, and The Uses of Pessimism and the Dangers of False Hope. He is also the author of a number of lines pregnant with meaning, nine of which appear below: 1. “A
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5 Dangers of TV0
- Culture
- October 20, 2015
It’s not that technology is intrinsically bad. It is that it has both positive and negative impacts, it is not neutral. We therefore should be alert to those impacts, particularly the negative. On this topic, Joost Meerloo delves into the impact of TV on the population, particularly children. Interestingly, he published his opinions back in
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Turns Out That Students Like Real Books, Not Electronic Ones0
- Education
- October 19, 2015
Increasingly, many school referenda are based on the need to buy iPads or other tech devices for students. These devices, it is implied, will diminish achievement gaps and bring learning to new heights. However, research has shown such “needs” to be misguided, particularly as “there is little solid evidence that greater computer use among students
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