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13 Sublime Quotes from Emerson on Self-Reliance 0
- History
- July 5, 2016
Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) is considered the founding father of the American Transcendental movement. The Harvard-educated scholar, godfather to William James and mentor to H.D. Thoreau, was both brilliant and controversial. His “Divinity School Address” in 1838, in which he discounted Biblical miracles and the divinity of Jesus of Nazareth, precipitated outrage and an exile
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Brexit: Could it happen in the United States?0
- Culture
- July 5, 2016
Could Brexit happen in the United States? Could we see something similar on this side of the Pond? Imagine the imperialism of the European Parliament and then place it beside the imperialism of the Federal Government. Imagine the way in which the European Court crushes the laws of the member states of the European Union
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Are Children’s Lives Becoming Too Structured?0
- Culture
- July 5, 2016
In her new book Balanced and Barefoot, occupational therapist Angela Hanscom makes some interesting observations about the state children are in today. She writes: “When I asked a few teachers about the play skills of children today compared to children thirty years ago, here is what one said: ‘There is less imaginary play. We used
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History: Don’t Expect Much from ‘The Masses’0
- Culture
- July 5, 2016
In the movie Gladiator, when Maximus enters the arena to boisterous cheers from the crowd, the jealous Commodus laments, “They embrace him like he’s one of their own.” His sister Lucilla responds, “The mob is fickle, brother. He’ll be forgotten in a month.” The mob is fickle. With these words, the character Lucilla succinctly expresses
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Why the Desire to Label Other Opinions as ‘Dumb’?0
- Culture
- July 1, 2016
Sometimes our society needs to be reminded of an obvious truth. We find one in Sean Blanda’s essay for Medium this past January. It’s title: “The ‘Other Side’ Is Not Dumb.” As you’ve by no doubt heard or read, America is becoming increasingly polarized. This polarization brings with it a pressure to circle the wagons
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Did Madison Give Us a Logical Solution to Immigration?0
- Culture
- July 1, 2016
In the days after Britain’s vote to leave the EU, general consensus seems to pin the exit on the public’s concern over immigration policies. But the British aren’t the only ones concerned about immigration. According to a new survey released by the Public Religion Research Institute and the Brookings Institution, immigration is one of the
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