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Inverting the Wisdom of the Ages 0
- Culture
- May 28, 2019
“They have called the people happy, that hath these things,” says the psalmist, thinking of tall sons and lovely daughters, great herds of sheep, fat oxen, and full granaries, “but happy is that people whose God is the Lord.” We have inverted that wisdom, and placed a severe limit on the one item in that
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Are We Outsourcing Our Brains to Google?0
- Culture
- May 28, 2019
“The short-term, dopamine-driven feedback loops that we have created are destroying how society works — no civil discourse, no cooperation, misinformation, mistruth…. I feel tremendous guilt.” – Charmath Palihapitiya, former vice president of Facebook user growth This past March, I came across John Hawkins’ online article at PJ Media, “Fifteen Devastating Quotes That Show How Dangerous
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For Some Millennials, ‘Despair Springs Eternal’0
- Culture
- May 28, 2019
Given recent headlines, it seems millennials suffer from what Steven Pinker calls a “despair springs eternal” mindset. And who can blame them? Two-thirds of millennials haven’t saved a penny for retirement. Some millennials say they can’t afford to save, but others with apocalyptic visions of climate change feel there is no reason to do so.
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The PC Killing of Kate Smith 0
- Culture
- May 28, 2019
Back in 1983 when I was in the Navy, I was stationed in San Diego, and on an occasional Saturday night, when I was not on duty, I would head on down to the San Diego Sports Arena and watch the San Diego Sockers indoor soccer team play. At the beginning of the game, they
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Lawmakers Seek to Protect Americans from Beach Umbrellas This Summer 0
- Culture
- May 28, 2019
As it happens on most every Memorial Day, the beaches are sure to soon be filled with families covered in sunscreen and lying under umbrellas — that is, unless federal regulators have their way. Senators Bob Menendez (D-NJ) and Mark Warner (D-VA) are calling on the Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) to recall umbrellas they
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A Slow Learner Looks at Anti-Semitism 0
- Culture
- May 24, 2019
Long ago, I was enrolled in Staunton Military Academy’s Junior School, which consisted of about 50 seventh and eighth graders. Now long defunct, SMA was a tough place. Copying the practices of the Virginia Military Institute, first-year SMA students were called “rats.” These new cadets faced some hazing, and our barracks saw more fights every
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