Philosophy

Medieval Wisdom on Healing Personal Discouragement 0
- Philosophy
- March 18, 2019
Who among us has not suffered discouragement, doubt, or sadness? When such feelings arise, we may hope a friend or loved one will help lift our spirit; we are disappointed when they don’t. We may attempt to dull our unhappy feelings through distractions or dysfunctional behavior. Many people when asked can tell you precisely what
READ MORE
Democratic Party Supports Socialism, Poll Says 0
- Philosophy
- March 7, 2019
64 percent of registered voters say the Democratic Party supports socialism, reports The Hill: Nearly two-thirds of registered voters in a Harvard CAPS/Harris Poll survey released exclusively to The Hill believe that the Democratic Party supports socialism. Sixty-four percent of respondents said that they believe the Democratic Party backs such an economic system, while 36
READ MORE
America, Aristotle, and the Politics of a Middle Class: A Review 0
- Philosophy
- August 20, 2018
Is the American project doomed because the Enlightenment liberal philosophy on which it is based contains such contradictions that today’s social and political failures were inevitable? Or are we inflicting disintegration on ourselves through bad thinking and bad choices in more recent times, committing a kind of cultural suicide? These are among the happy choices
READ MORE

Why Gratitude Is So Good for You (and for Those Around You)0
- Philosophy
- August 1, 2018
Gratitude may be more beneficial than we commonly suppose. One recent study asked subjects to write a note of thanks to someone and then estimate how surprised and happy the recipient would feel – an impact that they consistently underestimated. Another study assessed the health benefits or writing thank you notes. The researchers found that
READ MORE
Is Loneliness Fueling the Rise of Political Polarization in the U.S.?0
- Philosophy
- June 19, 2018
While browsing through a recently discovered bookstore, I stumbled across a book titled, Republican Like Me: How I Left the Liberal Bubble and Learned to Love the Right by Ken Stern. Finding the title intriguing, I opened the book and began reading about his experience breaking out of the political “bubble” and experiencing life on
READ MORE
Cognitive Dissonance: The Psychological Phenomenon that Explains Why Intellectuals Can’t Stop Believing Socialism Works 0
- Philosophy
- June 6, 2018
The graveyard of failed socialist states is vast. In recent decades, examples are replete: from the collapse of the Soviet Union, to the horrors in North Korea, to the recent nightmare in Venezuela, the evidence looms large and tragic. Yet among its faithful, there is a persistent belief that “real” socialism does work. (G. A.
READ MORE