Culture

Public Spaces in Decline: A Metric of Societal Health 2
- Culture
- September 28, 2023
Former Trump official William Wolfe recently lamented the neglect steadily encroaching his local grocery store. “Let me tell you: I’ve never seen stores in such bad shape as they are now,” he wrote. “No one staffing the main check out lines, massive line for the self check outs, stores messy, items unstocked. … It’s like
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How Not To Be a Barbarian 3
- Culture
- September 26, 2023
The Barbarian hopes—and that is the very mark of him—that he can have his cake and eat it too. He will consume what civilization has slowly produced after generations of selection and effort, but he will not be at the pains to replace such goods, nor indeed has he a comprehension of the virtue that
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School Wars: A Battle Plan for Parents 0
- Education, Culture, Family
- September 25, 2023
Yellow buses are rolling again across the countryside, which means the culture wars in our schools are cranking up as well. Key to understanding these conflicts is this question: Who is primarily responsible for a child’s education and welfare, the state or the parents? California continues to lead the nation in attacking parental rights while
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Oliver Anthony and Longing for a Lost America 1
- Culture, Entertainment
- September 21, 2023
Why do Oliver Anthony’s songs resonate with so many people in America? As a good friend of mine recently commented, “We have an obsession with authenticity.” He said that Oliver Anthony originally recorded his songs on his $200 phone. Whether that statement is factually correct or not, it is emblematic of what Oliver has come
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The Importance of Making Mistakes 1
- Culture, Philosophy
- September 20, 2023
A couple of years ago, I received a post-semester email from a student’s father. He was upset about his child’s final grade in my class, which had landed somewhere between a high B and a low A. The grade was clearly not very low, but the student’s father wanted me to reconsider. Apparently, a specific
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Keep Your Personal Life Personal 5
- Culture
- September 19, 2023
We all know that too much social media is deeply unhealthy. Yet its addictive entertainment keeps so many of us ensnared in daily use—so much so that it has brought about the death of personal life. In our modern culture, it is common and even encouraged to put personal experiences, updates, opinions, and even emotional
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