Philosophy

Be the Politician You Wish to See in the World 0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Politics
- August 7, 2026
We’re touchy when it comes to politics. “I liked insert [celebrity name], but then he became too political.” “Don’t talk politics at the table.” “I don’t think Christians should get political.” But when we say “politics,” what exactly are we talking about? What are the topics that have been banished from the banter at the
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Why Does My Soul Keep Going After I Die?0
- Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- August 4, 2026
“What happens to me after I die?” is one of the most common questions in human history. While virtually every religion in human history provides answers to this question, they are often specific to that culture and faith. However, philosophy seeks to answer the question using principles accessible to every human by virtue of his
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The Necessity of Mystery 0
- Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- July 29, 2026
I spent a good part of one summer trying to convince my 15-year-old brother (who was, at the time, decidedly unenthusiastic about philosophy) that it’s impossible to prove everything. It was something I’d become convinced of after reading C. S. Lewis’ “The Abolition of Man,” in which Lewis explained that accepting what was unprovable was
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Grappling With Disappointment and Despair 1
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy
- July 15, 2026
No life lacks disappointment. From the mundane (our favorite sports team loses yet again) to the life-shattering (an unexpected spot on an MRI scan), disappointments punctuate our existence. In politics, religion, finances, relationships, health, we’re forced repeatedly to confront the failure of hopes, the crumbling of visions. “We all break a little when we fall,”
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Using Aristotle’s 3 Principles of Logic to Advance Our Knowledge 0
- Featured, Philosophy, Western Civilization
- July 14, 2026
One of the big questions emerging from the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is what exactly it means to know something at all. While advanced AI models can present the appearance of knowledge and understanding, scratching below the conversational surface shows that these models severely lack the capacity for what philosophers have considered knowledge. The
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Rejecting Socialism While Restoring America’s Christian Roots 0
- Culture, Family, Featured, History, Philosophy, Politics, Western Civilization
- July 9, 2026
In a recent article, Annie Holmquist maps out the twisting path leading eventually from liberalism to communism. She points to Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn’s 1978 Harvard Address in which he declared, “Liberalism was inevitably pushed aside by radicalism, radicalism had to surrender to socialism, and socialism could not stand up to communism.” To avoid this slide, she urges a
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