Politics

Why So Many ‘Tolerant’ People Are Actually the Opposite 4
- Politics, Culture
- May 5, 2023
It’s become common to point out that those who most preach “tolerance” are often themselves highly “intolerant.” But why is that? As University of Texas professor and ethics expert J. Budziszewski explains, it may have a lot to do with tolerance’s character as a virtue. Let me explain. Or rather, I’ll explain Budziszewski’s explanation from his excellent
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How the Tech Age Demands Full-Time Engagement 2
- Politics, Culture
- May 4, 2023
Technology and the internet have been around for a while now, but the notion that one needs to be constantly engaged with the virtual world is a relatively new development. The virtual world has gone from a valuable, pragmatic tool to a way of life. It seems as if there is no way to actively
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How to Fight Our Failed Post-Modernist Gods 1
- Politics, Philosophy
- May 3, 2023
When men make themselves gods, they make themselves demons. The last hundred years bear out this assertion. Hitler, Stalin, Mao, and other dictators wielded the power of life and death over millions of people. Those who blessed these tyrants or venerated them had more favorable chances of survival and success. Those who cursed these tyrants
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People Are Increasingly Unaware of Their Ignorance, and It’s a Problem 6
- Politics, Culture
- May 2, 2023
“Has there ever been a time in the world’s history when people were more sure of their opinions?” asks Jim Ferrell of the Arbinger Insitute. Ferrell observes, “We become set in our opinions precisely because we have lost sight of the fact that they are merely opinions…our culture is suffering from what one might call ‘opinion
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Why It’s So Hard to Get Kids Off Their Screens 1
- Politics, Family
- May 1, 2023
“How many of you have closed your email and then immediately reopened it because you might have just gotten an email?” Laughter rippled through the audience — including me — as we listened to Emily Cherkin give a talk at The Brearley School in Manhattan about tech and kids and us: parents, kids, educators, email
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The Global Market Miracle of the 99-Cent Pineapple 0
- Politics, Economics
- April 28, 2023
A few times a year, my local grocery store advertises whole, fresh pineapples for 99 cents. Yours probably does, too. Every time I see it, I can’t help but wonder at the progress of humanity. Pineapple isn’t new. It was first cultivated by the Maya and Aztec peoples in South and Central America, millenia ago.
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