Philosophy

Sophie Cunningham and the Philosophical Reason Bodies Matter 0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Philosophy
- August 25, 2026
Considerable backlash erupted from Women’s National Basketball Association (WNBA) members and fans after player Sophie Cunningham made commonsensical remarks about the participation of biological males in women’s sports. This backlash, in turn, led to a re-evaluation of the WNBA’s policies. It seems we have yet another instance where we must ponder Matt Walsh’s infamous question,
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Fragmented Attention? It Isn’t Just Your Brain.0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion, Science
- August 24, 2026
If we’re following culture’s prevailing train of thought, we’ve grown accustomed to considering our failing attention spans as the product of our brains. Our culture constantly prompts mental hyperactivity, and our brains are slowly being rewired to crave the instant dopamine hits that online platforms can give. Indeed, the conversation around attention focuses heavily on
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The Traditional Christian Virtue That Best Predicts Relationship Success 0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- August 18, 2026
There’s an old story about a psychologist inching his way up a battered, gray-and-white speckled mountain. He scrapes and scrabbles his way up the cliff faces and ice walls, a breathless ascent, thinking all the time that he’ll enjoy in solitude an indescribable view with the knowledge of being the first person to ever scale
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Does God Need My Worship?0
- Featured, Philosophy, Religion
- August 18, 2026
Why does God need my worship? The first response to this question, if one is really talking about God, should be “God doesn’t!” But why doesn’t He? A common objection to “going to church” is that an all-powerful, all-knowing, all-good God should not need anyone to get together and sing songs about him. It’s true
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Why Does Dante Place Odysseus in Hell?0
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Literature, Philosophy, Religion, Western Civilization
- August 12, 2026
One of the most talked-about movies of the year, for so many different reasons, is Christopher Nolan’s adaptation of Homer’s “Odyssey.” The film has generated identity-politics controversies, classicist controversies, and Christian controversies (from Christians and anti-Christians). One of the lightning rods for arguments and thought-pieces is the proposed “Christianization” of Odysseus, illustrated by his guilt for the trickery of
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Can Art Reveal America’s Soul?0
- Culture, Featured, History, Philosophy, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- August 12, 2026
As someone who loves the Fourth of July and the story of our country’s founding, I was pleasantly surprised to see all the hoopla that came out of the woodwork last minute to celebrate our nation’s 250th birthday. Firework shows were more fantastic, commemorative memorabilia abounded, and social media was full of people proclaiming their
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