Culture

Notes of an American Pessimist 0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Politics, Western Civilization
- March 13, 2026
The writer of Ecclesiastes had seen enough of the world. Wealth, wisdom, labor, pleasure – he’d tried them all and arrived at the same conclusion: Vanity. A breath. A chasing after wind. No one seems to talk about Ecclesiastes anymore. Not even in Christian circles. Scholars and early Jewish rabbis have argued for centuries over
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Why Does God Have to Be Perfect Goodness?0
- Culture, Education, Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- March 12, 2026
Today’s cultural and political landscape is rife with discussion about morality. But even though everyone has an opinion about who is “good” and who is “evil,” most of us probably wouldn’t be able to define “goodness.” Goodness is About More Than Morality Not surprisingly, our first association with the word “goodness” likely has to do with “right”
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Stories to Build the Minds and Souls of Gen Z Guys 0
- Culture, Education, Family, Featured, Literature, Western Civilization
- March 12, 2026
March is National Reading Month. Inspired by the March 2 birthday of Theodor Geisel, a.k.a. Dr. Seuss, the event is aimed at children, families, and communities, with a heavy emphasis on the younger crowd. Given the decline in reading and the increasing failure by many public schools to teach grade-level literacy, this emphasis should be applauded.
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Making Cities Livable Again 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, Philosophy, Western Civilization
- March 11, 2026
What makes a city good? Any human dwelling place is good insofar as it helps its inhabitants live well and achieve their ultimate end. The city must provide shelter, work, protection, and the other necessities of life. But a truly good city will support the flourishing of human life and community in all its dimensions:
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Embracing Heroes of the Past, Warts and All 0
- Culture, Featured, History, Religion, Western Civilization
- March 10, 2026
Saints are heroes, but heroes are rarely saints. When nuance was still a word in the American vocabulary, we understood that a hero came with warts. Take Robert E. Lee, for instance. Dwight Eisenhower pronounced Lee “one of the supremely gifted men produced by our Nation” and kept his portrait in the White House. Franklin Roosevelt described Lee as
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Feminists Think You Should Stop Having Kids for the Kids’ Sake 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, MomThink
- March 6, 2026
Journalist Rebecca Reid recently responded to the news that homesteading influencer Hannah Neeleman was expecting her ninth child with the following comment: You cannot give nine children adequate time, attention and connection. You are, unquestionably, with nine children, spending less time with your children than a working parent with two kids. Reid’s response reminded me of a
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