Students who are searching for objective truth should shy away from any course with the word “Studies” in its title. Centered on opinion, persuasion, and propaganda, these courses seldom include rigorous evaluation of provable facts. According to the Hoover Institution, California’s educationists1 have been handed a defeat in their attempt to impose a wildly liberal … Read more
Once again, a traditional symbol has become a target of those who attack private property rights and the American way of life. In this case, the symbol is the lawn – those closely-cropped grassy areas that surround most single-family homes. The basis for the attack is very typically environmentalism and racism. The messenger is an … Read more
Tempus Fugit. Memento Mori. Four Latin words describe the traditional attitude toward death, especially our own. Our less economical English language translates the adage as “Time passes quickly. Remember, one day, you will die.” The phrase recalls a comment I once read about a pious woman. “She died every day that she lived.” She weighed … Read more
Eighty-eight percent of Americans are zombie eaters, according to a survey commissioned by Snyder Lance, the manufacturers of “Pretzel Crisps.” Zombie eating means eating while staring at a screen. We find zombie eaters everywhere. Few restaurants are without groups or families, in which each person is staring at a smartphone screen. There is something pitiful … Read more
In November 2017, N.T. got permission from her kindergarten teacher to use the restroom. While she was there, she was sexually assaulted by another five-year-old boy, known to be “sexually fluid.” N.T., whose real name was withheld, went back to class. She did not report the incident to the teacher but told her mother that … Read more
The Internet is the favorite obsession of the modern age. It does not respect age, social condition, sex, or any other criteria. Users range from those who barely know how to use e-mail to some who live their entire lives in the online world. Sometimes, raising any concern about Internet use causes others to treat … Read more
Never in history has it been easier to get a college degree than it is now in the United States. There are more colleges, more programs, and more ways to pay for them than ever before. Many programs enable students to get a degree online without ever visiting a university campus. Some colleges even allow … Read more
There is an apocryphal story about a medieval sculptor finishing a statue to be put in a niche. An onlooker asked, “Why are you finishing the back of the statue. No one will ever see it.” The sculptor responded, “God will.” The outpouring of charitable donations to rebuild the Cathedral of Notre-Dame de Paris could … Read more
Many in our modern society bemoan the loss of politeness. It is so rare that people are often surprised or even suspicious when someone else shows them what used to be called “common courtesy.” A Famine Where There Should Be Plenty Politeness or courtesy appears to be in ever-shorter supply for many reasons. Automobile traffic … Read more
“I don’t know what’s happening with this new culture of defending territories by building walls. We already knew one, that (one) in Berlin, which brought so many headaches and so much suffering,” – Pope Francis, quoted in Reuters, May 28, 2019 As the above quote indicates, Pope Francis opposes the idea of walls, especially a … Read more
