by Prof. Jack | Dec 30, 2021 | Contemporary Culture
By Abigail Shrier | (Source) The question I get most often—the thing that most interviewers want to know, even when they’re pretending to care about more high-minded things—is: What’s it like to be so hated? I can only assume that’s what some of you rubberneckers...
by Publius | Aug 18, 2021 | Contemporary Culture, Critical Thinking, Grey Matter
By Emina Melonic | (Source) The experience of information consumption has undergone a drastic devolution. News works on the principle of transience; but, if you will pardon the pun, this isn’t news to anyone. In the past, most people were able to differentiate...
by Publius | Aug 4, 2021 | Contemporary Culture, Politics and Goverment
By Emina Melonic | (Source) In Todd Haynes’ 1995 film, “Safe,” Julianne Moore plays an affluent housewife, Carol White. Carol leads a comfortable life with her husband and stepson. They live in an upscale home with a servant; she spends her days gardening, taking...
by Publius | Jul 14, 2021 | Contemporary Culture, Critical Thinking, Grey Matter
By Grace Daniel | (Source) By now there are enough “cancel culture” stories to fill volumes. After my own story about standing up to a woke mob—and succeeding—went viral on Twitter, I decided to speak out, because I am convinced that Americans need more encouraging...
by Publius | Jul 7, 2021 | Contemporary Culture, Grey Matter, Politics and Goverment
By Micah Meadowcroft | (Source) I don’t think it will come as too much of a surprise to anyone if I say that in high school I was a dedicated fan of the band Mumford & Sons. Americana instrumental flourishes (banjo rock solos) paired with a decidedly Anglo...
by Publius | Jun 2, 2021 | Contemporary Culture, Grey Matter, Politics and Goverment
By Mark Bauerlein | (Source) As many of our readers who are parents know, it’s college planning time, and high school seniors scanning the amenities of the campuses they’ve chosen may be surprised by a particular feature they hadn’t expected: dorms and events for...
