A Formula for Dealing With the $21 Trillion Federal Debt

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It is official; the national debt has now exceeded $21 trillion. The tragic news comes just six months after it hit $20 trillion last September 8. This problem is obviously not going away. By voting to suspend the debt ceiling, Congress has allowed the government to borrow as much as it needs until March 1, 2019. Based … Read more

Fast-Food Leads to Fast Decline of Health in Youth

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Since the nineties, American youth have felt the seismic shaking that emerged from decades of ingesting impoverished meals from McDonald’s, Burger King, Wendy’s, KFC, and Arby’s. The main menu items have been served with their noxious complements of sodas and French fries. This has led to a decline in health in body and mind. American … Read more

The Family: An Essential Institution in the Fight Against Obesity

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It is no coincidence that nutrition and nurture have a similar etymology. According to the Merriam-Webster Dictionary, nurture means to encourage or care for someone or something that is growing or developing. Thus, the family and nutrition naturally come together. The family should provide nutrition to its members by supplying it with wholesome food. Metaphorically, … Read more

Why the End of Malls Will Not Make Shopping Any Better

Return to Order Why the End of Malls Will Not Make Shopping Any Better

As the Christmas season ends, there is a general agreement that the age of malls is coming to a close. Retail sales are no longer dominated by the vast complexes of physical shops anchored by big-box stores once found all over the country. Indeed, malls are no longer delivering the goods to shoppers looking for … Read more

The Individual vs Society

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By Haven Bradford Gow. In his work Return to Order, Catholic scholar John Horvat II provides a critique of the atomistic individualism that ruptures the social bonds that make civilized social life possible; he says this destructive kind of individualism sets forth “a philosophy of life that declares self-preservation and its corollary self-interest to be … Read more

The Questionable Value of Modern Advertising

Return to Order The Questionable Value of Modern Advertising

Return to Order criticizes modern advertising for creating dissatisfaction and constantly inciting consumers with promises of bigger and better products. The book recommends the more natural word-of-mouth advertising that utilizes personal experience with products and the calm influence of representative figures, which together choose products that help form a culture. Such a perception of natural … Read more

Praise for Return to Order — Patrick F. Fagan, Ph.D.

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“Return to Order is a clear, engaging read that, by delineating some fundamentals of the natural order, will empower you to spot many of today’s disorders—even some you may have unconsciously bought into. Such was my experience… I was enlightened…. We are moving forward in time to a society more like times long past. Just … Read more

The Answer to All Your Problems? “Coke Is It!”

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One of Coca Cola’s older advertisements gives an impression that their soda is more than just a beverage that satisfies physical thirst. The ad depicts a young man and woman with coca-cola and the slogan, “Coke is it!” The man and woman express looks of unrestrained pleasure and seem to derive a kind of self-fulfillment … Read more

Analyzing the Apple Watch Ad: “As individual as you are”

Return to Order Analyzing the Apple Watch Ad: “As individual as you are”

Appealing to man’s desire to be “individual,” Apple has released a new ad for their smart watch stating, “As individual as you are.” The ad continues, “everyone is different. So we designed Apple Watch to reflect a wide range of tastes and styles. And you can make it even more personal, to suit the occasion … Read more