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Chesterton on the Dangers of ‘Cloudy Political Cowardice’0
- Philosophy
- February 14, 2018
If G. K. Chesterton were around to account for what’s wrong with our world today, he’d likely list political correctness high among our current ills. The term itself would not have been familiar to him, but the phenomenon was. He detected in the atmosphere of his era a “cloudy political cowardice.” Instead of telling others
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Who Was St. Valentine and Why is February 14 a Romantic Holiday?0
- Culture
- February 14, 2018
It’s customary on St. Valentine’s Day to write odes, buy chocolates, and lavish romance upon the burning object of one’s affection. Approximately 140 million Valentine’s Day cards will be exchanged on the holiday, estimates suggest. But why do we do all these things? Most people, it’s safe to say, undertake these tasks without an inkling
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Individualistic Nations Provide the Most Charity for Strangers, Survey Shows 0
- Culture
- February 14, 2018
Christian life relies on faith, not on sight. But it is a serendipity when social science bears out its teachings about spiritual and religious freedom – and it is particularly delicious when those findings are featured on NPR. “The world’s wealthiest and most individualistic countries also happen to be some of the most altruistic,” wrote Georgetown University’s
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From Dummies to Blankies – When Should You Worry About Your Child’s Attachment to Comfort Items?0
- Family
- February 14, 2018
Many parents will feel a twinge of concern if their five-year-old can’t sleep without his dummy or their teenager refuses to throw out the tattered blanket she’s had since she was a baby. The topic of comfort objects is hotly debated, with some arguing that the attachment to objects from babyhood is childish, unnecessary or
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Why So Many Lovers Don’t ‘Grow Old with Me’0
- Culture
- February 14, 2018
When holidays like Valentine’s Day come upon us, it seems like every other news article has something to do with the escalation of one-night stands via Tinder, the state of divorce rates, and the ways one can know if an individual is “the one.” So when an article tackles long-term, consistent love – what many
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Confabulation: Why Telling Ourselves Stories Makes Us Feel Ok 0
- Science
- February 13, 2018
In a now classic experiment, the psychologists Richard E Nisbett and Timothy Wilson at the University of Michigan laid out a range of items, such as pairs of stockings, and asked people to select one. Participants consistently preferred the items on their most right-hand side. But when they were asked to explain their choices, they
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