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The Simplest–but Most Overlooked–Way to Renew Our Culture
- Culture, Featured, History, Religion, Uncategorized
- February 11, 2025
According to Russell Brand, porn today must be “dizzying and exciting but corrupting in a way that we can’t even think about” for a young man. We’re a bit shocked that such a statement would come from the actor given some of his acting roles. Brand goes on to say why he doesn’t think it’s
READ MOREThere are times when men shirk from opposing grievous error because it’s dangerous, or inconvenient, or they are temporarily blinded by it. And sometimes, it’s because it’s so damn boring. This lesson was forcefully brought home to me in an article Carl Trueman wrote for First Things last year entitled “Persistent Defiance.” In
READ MOREThe all-beneficent People’s Republic of China is lifting its infamous one-child policy in favor of a two-child policy. As you can guess, the reason is largely due to the aging population of China. The Washington Post reports: “The nation’s fertility rate — 1.4 children per woman — is far below that of the United States and many
READ MORE1. “Familiarity breeds contempt, but it also breeds something like affection. We get used to the chains we wear, and we miss them when removed.” 2. “The quality of mental process, not the production of correct answers, is the measure of educative growth.” 3. “The source of whatever is dead, mechanical, and formal
READ MOREDo you know the story of Echo and Narcissus? If not, it’s a good one in the age of selfies. Before there were selfies, there were mirrors. Nearly everywhere we go in the modern world, we have the chance to gaze upon ourselves with them. It’s something that we take for granted, while forgetting that
READ MOREIn a First Things piece today, Mark Bauerlein reaffirms the thesis that a separate adolescent society has developed in American culture. It used to be that children were simply looked at as adults-in-training. Many have made the point that “childhood” is an invention of the Victorian age. But, as James Coleman noted over fifty years
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