Philosophy

The Debt We Owe to Suffering 33
- Featured, Philosophy, Religion, Uncategorized
- August 15, 2025
In L. B. Cowan’s “Streams in the Desert,” a book of meditations given me by a friend, a recent entry has this line: “Who can estimate how much we owe to our suffering and pain?” That’s a sentiment that runs against the American grain in this century. In 2023, for instance, some 60 million Americans sought treatment
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Bridging the Political Rift One Face-to-face Conversation at a Time 32
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Uncategorized
- August 8, 2025
It’s commonly observed that political vitriol is stronger than ever before in recent memory. The left thinks the right is a bunch of Nazis ready to Sieg Heil to Trump whenever possible, while the right thinks the left is a bunch of tone-deaf, cross-dressing terrorists, ready to riot on cue. The great rift is growing
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‘To Labor Is to Pray’ – Reviving Craftsmanship in American Life 17
- Culture, Economics, Featured, Philosophy, Uncategorized
- August 5, 2025
I’ve had a nagging feeling in recent months that I’m a bit of a dinosaur in a certain area of fashion. The reason? I still wear a wristwatch. By wristwatch, I don’t mean a minicomputer screen strapped above my hand from which I get texts and monitor my heartbeat and blood pressure (or whatever else
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Make Peace With Boredom 34
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Philosophy, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- July 31, 2025
In the city of Drachten in the Netherlands a four-way intersection sits in the middle of a town square. Cars, trucks, buses, and bicycles all weave between one other as they navigate the road. A middle-aged Dutchman walks casually into the intersection, talking with a friend. He turns around, walking backwards. He closes his eyes.
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How to Have the Epitaph of a Famous Man 18
- Culture, Featured, History, Philosophy, Uncategorized
- July 28, 2025
Have you ever noticed that there are times in life when a whole rash of famous people die in a short time span? People bemoan the loss in public posts or statements, recalling the great exploits of these individuals, be they actors, musicians, or other types of public figures. Despite their fame, the remembrance of
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Know Thyself By Knowing the Temperaments 23
- Culture, Featured, History, Philosophy, Uncategorized
- July 22, 2025
Between pop psychology, personality tests, enneagrams, and horoscopes, there’s someone on every corner giving the answer to the self. But the quest for self-discovery is nothing new. The ancient Greeks had their own Myers-Briggs: the four temperaments. In fact, much of our current personality analysis boils down to these. A temperament refers to the natural
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