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There’s No Such Thing as a ‘Fact’0
- January 8, 2016
It’s commonplace today for people to loosely use the term “fact.” When invoked, it’s used as a predicate for something that simply is and therefore not open to question or debate. For instance, when President Obama said in his 2014 State of the Union Address that “The debate is settled. Climate change is a fact.”
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British Educator: Student Success Comes from “Quiet, sensible, matter-of-fact parents”0
- Culture
- January 8, 2016
Last month, students at Central High School in St. Paul, Minnesota were shocked when two students assaulted a teacher and administrator who were trying to break up a lunchroom spat: “The older student is accused of slamming a teacher against a wall, choking him and then slamming him onto the floor after the teacher tried
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Philadelphia Cop Shot: Clash of Civilizations Continues 0
- Culture
- January 8, 2016
On the same night that President Obama held a televised, town hall meeting on gun control, a man shot a police officer in the name of Islam with a stolen police gun. Reuters reported the following: “A gunman claiming to have pledged allegiance to Islamic State militants shot and seriously wounded a Philadelphia police officer
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Penetrating Wisdom from Marcus Aurelius 0
- History
- January 8, 2016
1. “Waste no more time arguing what a good man should be. Be one.” 2. “Never esteem anything as of advantage to you that will make you break your word or lose your self-respect.” 3. “Nowhere can man find a quieter or more untroubled retreat than in his own soul.” 4. “There
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Do the British Write Better Children’s Books?0
- Culture
- January 7, 2016
Both British and American authors have produced a number of children’s bestsellers. But, as Colleen Gillard argues in The Atlantic, the British may have an edge when it comes to children’s literature. Why? According to Gillard, it’s because they tend to produce more books in the fantasy genre: “The small island of Great Britain is
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Not All Deep Friendships Are ‘Gay’0
- Culture
- January 7, 2016
Not every deep, loving relationship between people of the same sex is “gay.” Last week, in an essay for The Federalist, D.C. McAllister offered this valuable and timely reminder to a society that has largely forgotten what true friendship looks like. Drawing heavily on C.S. Lewis’ The Four Loves, McAllister references the traditional Greek distinction between
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