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    • Emotions Are (Not) King

      Emotions Are (Not) King0

      We live in a society in which emotions are king. Feel something? Do it! Desire something? Pursue it! In fact, our contemporary age almost seems to chaff at the idea of doing something in which your emotions are not invested. How can you do something out of duty and still “be yourself”? The Cultural Novelty of “Emotions”

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    • How Aristotle Can Help Us Toward Finding Purpose in Life

      How Aristotle Can Help Us Toward Finding Purpose in Life0

      One of the perennial questions of human nature is the question of purpose, and finding and fulfilling that purpose is often believed to be essential to happiness and contentment. While the personalization of finding one’s purpose may be a more recent phenomenon, the ancient writings of the philosopher Aristotle and his insights into human nature,

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    • Taking a Break From the World

      Taking a Break From the World0

      “And what is so rare as a day in June?”  That line from James Russell Lowell popped to mind early this morning as I sat on my porch. A week of fiery temperatures, muggy afternoons, and evening rains had finally birthed this beautiful blue panorama. The old homes and old trees of my neighborhood were

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    • The American Tendency to Put ‘Why’ Before ‘Ought’

      The American Tendency to Put ‘Why’ Before ‘Ought’0

      It’s sort of odd that Americans remember Valley Forge. Given its high profile, one might think it was the site of a major battle. Yet it wasn’t. We may think we remember it because of the hardships troops faced in the winter encampment. In truth, while disease was rampant, it is likely that no one

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    • The ‘Tradwives’ Who Don’t Talk the Talk, but Walk the Walk

      The ‘Tradwives’ Who Don’t Talk the Talk, but Walk the Walk0

      Whenever the internet makes a trend of a certain lifestyle, that lifestyle, however good it may be, is unlikely to emerge unscathed. The cartooning of traditional wives and mothers on social media is one such example. Many mothers build massive followings online by romanticizing homeschooling, baking, homesteading, and other markers of traditional motherhood. It’s all

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    • Usha Vance and the Wisdom of Frugal Fashion

      Usha Vance and the Wisdom of Frugal Fashion0

      What famous people wear is always the talk of the town, a fact Second Lady Usha Vance is likely beginning to learn. As she recently noted on X, the New York Times published an entire article on the political significance of the coral-colored dress she wore while filming a Father’s Day reading session with her

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