The “woke” movement subscribes to a curious moral code. Its nature is unforgiving. Fall short in any way, and there is no road back. The acts in question may be recent or past, mistaken or deliberate—that does not matter. Absolution is impossible. At the same time, the woke reject any sense of responsibility. If caught … Read more
For students contemplating college this fall, the time has come to look at other options. So much has changed over the last year that some soul searching about the future is in order. For decades, people have clung to the myth that higher education will automatically result in better outcomes. High school graduates are told … Read more
On April 14, 2021, members of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property (TFP) answered the call for reinforcements from a conservative college student in Alabama. With a van loaded with enthusiastic volunteers, they drove to the Auburn University to oppose “homosexual marriage” and promote God’s marriage between one man and … Read more
For at least a half-century, there has been a cadre of highly trained men and women that appear to be on a mission to destroy our common culture. They are being paid with public dollars. They have access to legions of young people, whom they are training to do their bidding. They can say and … Read more
The word university comes from the Latin universitas magistrorum et scholarium which means a community of scholars and teachers. They gathered together in search of the truth. Its medieval Catholic origins speak of a unified worldview that encompassed all sciences and disciplines. It embraced all that is physical, from the stars in the sky to … Read more
Disorientation: How to Go to College Without Losing Your Mind, John Zmirak, editor (West Chester, Penn.: Ascension Press, 2010) For many students, the summer after graduation is a stressful time. After the long expected rite of passage, they anticipate a few weeks of ease before going off to college. High school is over. College … Read more
Education and religion are often seen to be incompatible. There is an underlying notion inside the liberal education establishment that religious belief is backwards and contrary to enlightenment. Schools have long been viewed as gateways to a glorious secular and technological future, free of religious superstition. After all, the purpose of education is to make … Read more
Parents have always complained about the children. These complaints usually stop when their children grow up and assume responsibilities. Something has changed with this generation. Many youth are neither growing up nor assuming responsibility. America is facing a coming-of-age crisis that leaves young people ill-equipped to survive in a highly unstable world. Free Book: Return to … Read more
The recent antics at the nation’s universities have led people to expect almost anything from academia. There are safe spaces that resemble adult playpens where students can shield themselves from “microaggressions.” There are trigger warnings to help students protect their politically correct sensitivities from free speech. And now… there are college student coloring books. That’s … Read more
