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Abstaining from Sex Until Marriage Helps Marriages Last 0
- Culture
- June 13, 2016
Virginity gets very little press or screen time these days and that’s a shame. As a new American study confirms, a woman who enters marriage as a virgin has the best chance of still being married five years later – and probably beyond that. In fact, the odds of her marriage lasting have got better over
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Is School Violence Linked to the Breakdown of the Family?0
- Culture
- June 13, 2016
Another school year is winding to a close, and teachers and administrators are likely breathing a sigh of relief, particularly since the year was filled with increased disciplinary problems and behavioral incidents from coast to coast. Unfortunately, American schools aren’t the only ones wrestling with a surge in discipline problems. The negative behavior bug seems
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Emotional Reactions to Terrorism Lead to Dubious Policy 0
- Culture
- June 13, 2016
In the wake of terrorist attacks, it is common to feel anger, sorrow, and a very human impulse to do something. Since we can do little but mourn the victims, we often resort to saying what must be done. In our highly polarized society, this often means blaming others and pointing fingers (often on social
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Oxford Scholar: 5 Problems with Today’s Education System 0
- Culture
- June 13, 2016
When it comes to the education system, have you ever had the sense that something was… well, a bit off? That is to say, everything seemed to be swimming along fine on the surface, but deep down you had a nagging feeling that something was wrong? If so, you’re in good company. Author Dorothy Sayers,
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Why Conservatives Are Losing – Part 2 0
- Culture
- June 13, 2016
In 1981, philosopher Alasdair MacIntyre published his magisterial After Virtue, in which he advocated that the West return to a more coherent understanding of morality. In his 2007 prologue to the third edition, MacIntyre acknowledged one important shortcoming of his project: “I had now learned from Aquinas that my attempt to provide an account of
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Like Father, Like Son?0
- Culture
- June 13, 2016
Due to digging by CBS News, it appears that in the case of the Orlando terrorist Omar Mateen that the apple didn’t fall far from the tree. While Omar Mateen was born in the U.S., his father Seddique Mir Mateen was an immigrant from Afghanistan. According to CBS News, “the Orlando gay club gunman’s father
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