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Is Gender Equality a Self-defeating Goal?0
- Culture
- October 26, 2018
One of the great obsessions of politics and economics today is “gender equality”. This is the doctrine that men and women should be equally represented in public office and in currently male dominated professions, enjoy equal average earnings and do an equal amount of domestic work. Obviously, we are not there yet, but countless academics are beavering
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Why Thomas Merton Renounced Communism: 6 Lessons We Can Learn Today 0
- Culture
- October 26, 2018
Thomas Merton was a Trappist monk and one of the most important Catholic writers of the 20th century. He was the author of over 60 books; the best known being The Seven Storey Mountain which is an autobiographical account of his search for faith. Published in 1948, The Seven Storey Mountain is a modern classic,
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Why Speaking Like Pepé Le Pew May Soon Be a Crime in France 0
- Culture
- October 25, 2018
Reuters reports that Laetitia Avia, a member of the French parliament, has said she is proposing a bill that would classify mocking a regional accent (so called “glottophobia“) as a form of prohibited discrimination. Avia’s proposal comes after former presidential candidate Jean-Luc Melenchon, a long-time member of the Socialist Party, mocked a journalist’s heavy accent by asking if someone
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Do Public High Schools Really Unify Society?0
- Education
- October 25, 2018
If someone told you that public high schools have taken people with political and social power and brought them together, to the exclusion of other people, would you celebrate those schools? Probably not. But that is essentially what a new Atlantic article does in extolling public high schools and attacking school choice. The piece, by English professor Amy Lueck,
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Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s Advice for a World Plagued by Chaos and Victimhood 0
- Culture
- October 25, 2018
Do you ever feel overwhelmed by the chaos and the noise that seems to be a normal part of life nowadays? If so, you’re not alone. Anything from a random comment on Twitter to the confirmation of a Supreme Court Justice to an election seems to pit various classes, genders, or political parties against each
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The Creepy Normalization of Bulverism 0
- Culture
- October 25, 2018
At some point you’ve probably heard an opinion of yours about morality, religion, or politics summarily dismissed with a reaction like: “You only say that because you’re a _____!” or “That’s just an excuse for _______.” Frustrating, isn’t it? If you’ve supplied reasons for your position, they don’t tackle those reasons. They just assume you’re
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