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Seeing the Lamp by the Light of the Tree 0
- Culture
- November 7, 2016
Yesterday evening, on my way home from the gym, I found myself waiting at a stoplight. Not being one who feels the urgency to check for text messages at every available moment, I ignored the handheld device which, in any event, I hadn’t bothered to bring with me, and looked about me. At such moments,
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Can You Name America’s First Presidents?0
- Culture
- November 7, 2016
It was recently reported that many college students don’t know that Thomas Jefferson was once the president. That thought is particularly alarming when we consider that those same students will likely be choosing the nation’s forty-fifth president in tomorrow’s election. One has to wonder how many other voters are in the same boat when it
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Not Sure How to Vote? Try John Adams’ Advice.0
- Culture
- November 7, 2016
As summer comes to a close and autumn shows its face, the time for election season to kick into high gear has (finally) arrived. Where people fall on the political spectrum and the candidate they vote for is often influenced by the steady stream of information they get from the media. But as a number
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Spending a $100 Million a Year to Pay Teachers to Do Nothing 0
- Education
- November 7, 2016
The New York Post ran a story Sunday about a man who was suing New York City. He wasn’t after money (he’s making $94,000 a year). He was suing to be allowed to earn his money. David Suker, 48, is one of hundreds of teachers in the Absent Teacher Reserve. He gets paid to show
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Students Reject Everyone-Gets-a-Trophy Mentality 0
- Culture
- November 7, 2016
Many have fallen prey to the everyone-gets-a-trophy mentality in recent years. After all, one must never hurt the feelings of precious little flowers who might not be as talented as their peers! One of the latest victims bitten by this bug is the revered Cambridge University in Great Britain. According to The Telegraph, Cambridge’s tradition
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Notre Dame Prof: America Can’t Be Saved; It Must Be Re-Founded 0
- Philosophy
- November 7, 2016
A poll this past summer showed that 79% of Americans believe their country is headed in the wrong direction. Patrick Deneen, a well-respected Professor of Political Science at the University of Notre Dame, is one of them. However, the reason he believes America is in decline is unique. Most people—“conservatives” especially—typically accept the narrative that
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