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In one of the composition seminars I used to teach to homeschoolers, we discussed the use of reason and logic in shaping an essay. I noted that students could take a practical lesson home that very day, if they needed it. “Let’s say you want to do something with a friend – go to a
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When sitting on my front porch or strolling the streets of my town, it’s nothing to encounter zombies. A few of them are elderly, walking slowly and giving the street ahead of them the “thousand-yard stare,” that vacant look once associated with combat-fatigued soldiers from World War II. For these old people, one can feel
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“All men by nature desire to know.” These words begin Aristotle’s “Metaphysics,” one of the most influential books in the history of philosophy, and describe something essential about our human nature. Our minds desire to know because we need to survive, and knowledge does play a role in survival, but our minds also desire to
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Election Day 2026 is just around the corner. For both Republicans and Democrats, this midterm is crucial. If Republicans can maintain control of the House and the Senate, the Trump presidency has two more years to make good on some of its promises to the American people. If the Democrats win, that same administration will
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In a recent episode of the popular podcast “Call Her Daddy,” host Alex Cooper interviews Sophia Bush, an actress who is now married to a woman after divorcing her husband in the summer of 2023. Bush and Cooper offered some pretty terrible advice to female audience members who are having second thoughts about ending their
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Recently, I moved the boxes of building blocks, Playmobil figures and Lincoln Logs from an alcove in my apartment’s living room to the spacious kitchen, where the grandkids would have more room to build their castles and towns when they visit. I then rearranged some living room furniture to make the room more attractive to
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