In my recent article “Is a Good Man Hard to Find?” I invited readers to look at some broad markers of manliness, like respect for others and for one’s self, and a chivalric code, which time and circumstance have shaped and reshaped but never completely abandoned. Now, however, I’d like to turn to some specific character traits
READ MOREI remember the first time I heard Apple’s “Siri” voice in elementary school. I was awed and a little scared of this talking robot, but now, asking Siri for answers from the web is commonplace. Yet for most of us in Gen Z and Gen Alpha, this is all we’ve ever known, and there’s no
READ MOREMysteries and crime fiction hold a special kind of appeal. Just look at the immense popularity of true crime podcasts, police procedurals on network TV, or the undying interest in the works of Agatha Christie. Some of the earliest forms of literature we have are mysteries, such as “Oedipus Rex,” and some of the greatest
READ MOREBe careful not to let your latent prejudice show, lest you reveal yourself as an enemy to progress! Indeed, you may not have heard of fleshism, but your preference for embodied human existence betrays you. “Fleshism,” is considered a type of “discrimination” to the transhumanist movement, which seeks to improve the human condition and person
READ MOREIf you’re in the habit of believing everything you see online, you may have the impression right now that women are generally upset with their lot in motherhood. At best, they are merely surviving the “overstimulating” days and sleepless nights all while feeling overworked and underappreciated. At worst, they are posting solidarity with a mother,
READ MOREWhile celebrating America’s 250th birthday, an astonishing dichotomy was in play. The Declaration of Independence described “Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness” as unalienable human rights bestowed by a Creator, not a government. Yet the past few years have also witnessed the growing electoral strength of Democratic Socialism, now a major force in the
READ MOREIt’s devastating enough that the safety protocols surrounding AI use by minors have been lagging. But now there’s a new piece of technological slop that has forced itself into the classroom. Enter Meta’s AI smart glasses. It turns out that there’s something to Murphy’s law. The glasses can record video and audio at the tap
READ MOREMy sister works at a local farm store, and a few weeks ago she brought home an array of jams her employer could not sell. Why? Well, someone hadn’t labeled them upon canning. Unless you cracked open a jar and tasted a spoonful, it was hard to tell if the orangish spread was apricot, pumpkin, or peach. A label would have solved this problem, and its absence created an identification issue, yet the
READ MOREEvery year, news commentators from across the political spectrum decry the fallen state of American education. The tripod once known as reading, ‘riting, and ‘rithmatic is still crucial to all learning, yet survey after survey, test after test, reveals dismal results in student performance. Following the release of this data comes the finger pointing. Universities blame secondary
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