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  • Chilling Sommers: Another Blow to Discourse

    Chilling Sommers: Another Blow to Discourse0

    Among contemporary public intellectuals, Christina Hoff Sommers is among the most attacked by our illiberal Left. In the latest episode, student groups at Lewis and Clark Law School this week protested Sommers’ Federalist Society talk. Prior to her talk, these groups released a joint statement titled “Refuse Fascism in All Its Forms,” voicing concern over

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  • ‘Be Yourself’ Is Not a Governing Philosophy

    ‘Be Yourself’ Is Not a Governing Philosophy0

    ‘Be yourself’ is a catchy Audioslave song. It’s also one of the most ubiquitous clichés in modern society. Like so many clichés, many of us have probably told someone “just be you” or “be yourself” without actually thinking what the words mean. The truth is, “be yourself” can have different meanings and applications. In some ways,

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  • What Roger Bannister Taught Us About Human Achievement

    What Roger Bannister Taught Us About Human Achievement0

    When I was a young boy, one of my most cherished books was One Hundred Greatest Sports Heroes. The pages were filled with heroes’ accomplishments. Often, having overcome great adversity, these sports heroes exhibited great resiliency. Today, I wonder what other mindset traits contributed to their success? Roger Bannister, the first man to run a

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  • Want Boys to Become Men? Teach Them the Classical Virtues

    Want Boys to Become Men? Teach Them the Classical Virtues0

    There’s a growing realization that men are not as privileged as was once thought and may actually be getting the bad end of the bargain in society. Not only do they often bear the fallout from high-profile acts of violence or sexual aggression, but they are also finding it increasingly difficult to keep pace with

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  • Shootings Are a Morality Problem, Not a Gun Problem

    Shootings Are a Morality Problem, Not a Gun Problem0

    Before we discuss violence with guns, I’d like to run a couple of questions by you. According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, every day nearly 30 Americans die in motor vehicle crashes that involve drunk driving. What kind of restrictions should be placed on automobile ownership? Should there be federal background checks

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  • Lionel Shriver: PC Police are Infiltrating the Literary World

    Lionel Shriver: PC Police are Infiltrating the Literary World0

    We’ve learned a lot about political correctness in recent years, primarily – let’s be honest – about what it prevents us from doing. Some of those preventions include an inability to wear hoop earrings, win sporting events, have father-daughter dances, or even single out potential terrorists. While we shake our fists and roll our eyes

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  • How Marcus Aurelius Influenced Adam Smith (No, Really)

    How Marcus Aurelius Influenced Adam Smith (No, Really)0

    Who Was Marcus Aurelius? Marcus Aurelius Antoninus Augustus was the last of the five good emperors of Rome. He was born in 121 AD, reluctantly became emperor in 161 AD, and reigned for 19 years until his death in 180 AD. His reign was punctuated by numerous wars during which he repelled Rome’s enemies in

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  • This Priest Didn’t Back Down from the Nazis or the Communists

    This Priest Didn’t Back Down from the Nazis or the Communists0

    “There are times in our society when we have to act in faith on behalf of the greater good. And, unfortunately, this is one of them.” These lines come from a recent episode of ABC’s dramatic series called Designated Survivor (starring Kiefer Sutherland). They could easily have been spoken by the hero I choose to

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  • The Decline of Western Civilization in 10 Pictures

    The Decline of Western Civilization in 10 Pictures0

    Without any ado, here are ten pictures that convey how far Western Civilization has fallen over the last centuries. 1. Mozart conducting one of his own settings of the Mass, circa 1780; modern church service with rock band   2. Crowd watching baseball game, early twentieth century; crowd watching baseball game, early twenty-first century   3. St.

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