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The Plague of Presentism12
Presentism: Now there’s one ugly duckling of a word. My online dictionary defines presentism as “uncritical adherence to present-day attitudes, especially the tendency to interpret past events in terms of modern values and concepts.” To my surprise, the 40-year-old dictionary on my shelf also contains this eyesore of a word and definition. To be present,
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The Prophetic Genius of Ivan Illich3
- Science, Philosophy
- September 13, 2022
How did the non-conformists and radicals of the 1960s and 1970s, who were also heavily skeptical of the medical-industrial complex and who helped turn alternative medicine into a billion dollar industry, become some of the most rabid supporters of lockdowns and COVID vaccine mandates? My mother, a woman who has spat in the face of
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Public Schools Are Spending Money Like Crazy, Despite Sharp Enrollment Declines2
- Economics, Education, Politics, Uncategorized
- September 13, 2022
The public education system has been failing students for years. From misappropriating funds to providing inadequate lessons and passing illiterate students; public schools are losing support. Despite this they continue receiving extensive budgets which do not properly represent enrollment rates, attendance numbers, or staffing issues. While it is true that 2020 was an extremely difficult year for
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It’s Time to Root Students in Fertile Soil0
I’ve been doing a lot of gardening and landscaping lately, building new flower beds and filling them with salvaged soil, edging them with rocks and planting them. I’ve moved plants to give them more suitable growing conditions—more or less light, or wind, or exposure to street traffic, depending on their sensitivities—plants sort of tell you
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Our Civilizational Crisis Is Really a Crisis in Parenting2
- Family, Culture, Entertainment
- September 12, 2022
“It’s tough to be alive now. I think societal collapse is in the air, it smells like it, and without being pretentious, I hope that’s why these movies matter because that’s the role of the artist is to shine a light on what’s going on.” That’s Timothée Chalamet, an up-and-coming American actor musing on Bones & All, the latest
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Pandemic ‘Learning Loss’ Actually Reveals More About Schooling Than Learning3
There are mounting concerns over profound learning loss due to prolonged school closures and remote learning. New data released last week by the U.S. Department of Education reveal that fourth-grade reading and math scores dropped sharply over the past two years. Fingers are waving regarding who is to blame, but the alleged “learning loss” now being exposed
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Why Did the British Give Reparations to Slave Owners?6
- History, International, Politics
- September 9, 2022
The topic of slavery always evokes a flurry of emotions. Such was the case when the British government announced in 2015 that it had completed the payment of a loan borrowed to compensate slave owners for their loses due to the abolition of slavery. In an age when many are demanding that whites make reparations
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Queen Elizabeth’s 21st Birthday Celebration Is a Model for Today’s Youth3
- Culture, International, Western Civilization
- September 9, 2022
The most memorable speech that Queen Elizabeth II ever gave was five years before her coronation. It was delivered in 1947 on a radio broadcast from South Africa, where she was on a royal tour with her parents and her sister. The occasion was her 21st birthday. Nowadays a 21st birthday is a milestone marking
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Waving Is Good for Us0
- Culture
- September 9, 2022
America: Keep on waving. Hello! Goodbye! Welcome! Miss you already! And even: This Zoom meeting has come to an end. All of these deserve a wave, and we must resist the impulse to let the hand lie inert. For in truth, the wave keeps our humanity afloat. “Waving is good on so many levels,” says
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