Blog 3 Columns

How Relativism Contradicts Itself 1
- Philosophy
- April 4, 2017
It’s often pointed out that relativism is becoming more prevalent in the West. In 2005, Pope Benedict XVI claimed that the West was building “a dictatorship of relativism that does not recognize anything as definitive and whose ultimate goal consists solely of one’s own ego and desires.” But though an attitude of relativism may be
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George Washington Bought an INSANE Amount of Alcohol to Launch his Political Career 0
- History
- April 4, 2017
Campaign finance is a touchy subject in the United States today. The Supreme Court’s 2010 Citizens United decision unleashed a flood of money into politics. The court ruled that federal restrictions on donations from unions and corporations to individual candidates violated the Constitution’s right to free speech. A group opposed to the Citizens United decision
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Climate Change is Real, The Proof is in the Politics 0
- Politics
- April 4, 2017
“Most big companies in the U.S. recognize that climate change is real.” So said Geoffrey M. Heal, a professor at Columbia Business School, as quoted in a recent Bloomberg Businessweek article. Of course climate change is real. It has been for thousands, if not millions of years, long before big companies existed, let alone recognized
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3 Lessons Learned from Wisconsin’s War on Foreign Butter 0
- Economics
- April 4, 2017
In February, a number of Irish citizens were surprised to find out that selling Kerrygold butter — a line of butter produced in Ireland — is a criminal offense in Wisconsin. Irish Central reports: Under a 1970 law all butter sold in the state must be subjected to scrutiny by a panel, which recently ruled
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Why Can’t the VA Fire an Employee Caught Watching Porn?0
- Culture
- April 3, 2017
If one was seeking to demonstrate the extent to which the operations of the federal government are defective, many would immediately point to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, where just a few years ago a healthcare scandal exposed mass bureaucratic dysfunction and corruption. Americans across the political spectrum recognize a need for reform at
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Social Isolation is Dangerous to Democracy 0
- Culture
- April 3, 2017
How many times have you attended a city council meeting? A school board meeting? Participated in a regional commission to address a social problem? Run for public office? Some of us are politically engaged. But most of us are not. Is a vibrant public life really worth living? The majority of Americans prioritize the obligations
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Postmodernism: The Philosophy Behind ‘Identity Politics’0
- Philosophy
- April 3, 2017
In The Art of War, Sun Tzu writes, “If you know your enemies and know yourself, you will not be imperiled in a hundred battles.” Many of you consider yourself enemies of the prevalent “identity politics” that are causing so much strife and bitterness in America today. To defeat this enemy will require coming to
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Millennial Men Want Stay-at-Home Wives—But that Doesn’t Make them Cave Men 0
- Culture
- April 3, 2017
Several months ago, I went out on a limb and asked a question which is rather taboo in our gender egalitarian society: “Do Men Secretly Want Stay-at-Home Wives?” To my surprise, many readers declared that such a supposition was completely right – only there was nothing secret about it. As it turns out, the experiences
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Jordan Peterson Shouted Down at McMaster University in Ontario 1
- Culture
- April 3, 2017
Universities in the United States do not have a monopoly on intolerant and disruptive students. Canada has them too, as shown by a recent incident at McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario. The school had arranged for a panel discussion on the subject of free speech and political correctness in Canada. Four speakers were invited and
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How Relativism Contradicts Itself 1