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- Culture, Politics, Western Civilization
- May 3, 2022
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The Quest for the Best: Is it in the Eye of the Beholder?2
- Culture, Western Civilization
- October 28, 2022
The claim that beauty is in the eye of the beholder is an expression of philosophical relativism. It confuses and conflates goodness, truth and beauty with preference, prejudice and opinion.
Preference has a kinship with prejudice and is often kindled …
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What Thought-Leaders Can Learn from St. Augustine1
- Philosophy, Culture, Western Civilization
- October 13, 2022
Public discourse is at a nadir. There is plenty of debate, especially over politics and morality. But it is generating way more heat than light.
People on all sides are frustrated with their opponents. “Why don’t they see the light?”…
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The Revival of Phonics May Sound the Death Knell for Tyranny14
- Education, History, Western Civilization
- October 10, 2022
I came across some good news today. The kind of news that makes me think there is some hope for America and its citizens.
“What is this good news?” you might ask.
It’s simple, really: schools are beginning to teach …
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The Classics Are for Everyone, Not Just Old, Dead, White Men4
- Education, History, Literature, Western Civilization
- October 7, 2022
Yes, yes, and yes!
That was what I shouted, in the silence of my heart, when I finished Louis Markos’ online review “How Classical Education Can Liberate Black America.”
Earlier that same week, I’d read yet another account of an …
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Raising Boys to Be Real Men5
- Family, Culture, Education, Western Civilization
- October 4, 2022
If you’re a young, marriageable woman these days—or even if you’re the parent or grandparent of one—you’ve probably asked the following question once or twice: “Where are all the good men?”
To be sure, there’s no shortage of males, …
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A 5th Century Guide to Happiness in a World Full of Pain, Loss, and Injustice2
- Philosophy, History, Western Civilization
- October 3, 2022
My mother passed away in August four days short of her 70th birthday. When we lose something we love, it’s easy to feel bitter, resentful, cheated. It’s easy to feel that life is cruel, systematically robbing us of everything good …
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