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Don’t Find Yourself, Overcome Yourself 0
- Culture
- May 18, 2016
Selves are not found; they are created. That’s the perennially valid message of some ancient Chinese philosophers, according to the book The Path: What Chinese Philosophers Can Teach Us About the Good Life, by Michael Puett and Christine Gross-Loh, a journalist with a PhD in East Asian history who studied under Puett. Puett, a Professor
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18 Ways Lord of Rings is Christian Allegory 1
- Entertainment
- May 18, 2016
Tolkien described The Lord of the Rings as “a fundamentally religious and Catholic work.” Is it possible to summarize this dimension of Tolkien’s magnum opus in fewer than 600 words? You better believe it! The connections between The Lord of the Rings and Christianity are numerous. There is a connection symbolically between the One Ring and Original Sin and, therefore, between Mount Doom and Golgotha.
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Are Unmarried Cohabiting Parents as Effective as Married Ones?0
- Culture
- May 18, 2016
In recent years, it has become commonplace for young couples to live together and start a family before officially entering their names on the marriage register. But according to a recent chart compiled by Forbes, American couples are not the only ones choosing the cohabitating form of parenthood: “In countries around the world, increasing numbers
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3 Non-Medicating Ways to Reduce Anxiety in Our Children 0
- Culture
- May 18, 2016
It’s no secret that anxiety has been on an upward climb in the U.S. in recent years. According to Psychology Today, this is particularly true of young people, for “five to eight times as many high school and college students meet the criteria for diagnosis of major depression and/or anxiety disorder as was true half
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How Leftists Fail at Leftism 0
- Economics
- May 17, 2016
Bernie Sanders thinks that free trade has been disastrous for the American worker. During an interview on Meet the Press, Senator Sanders bemoaned that American workers had to compete against the Vietnamese and said that he disagreed with all of the previously negotiated trade deals. In his opposition to free trade, Senator Sanders may think he is helping
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Former Teacher: 8 Negative Lessons Today’s Schools Teach 1
- Education
- May 17, 2016
Of all the teachers who enter the profession each year, nearly 17 percent of them will leave the classroom behind within five years. So when a teacher sticks around for almost 30 years, you have to admit that he is probably pretty experienced and knows what he’s talking about. Such is the case with John
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