by Prof. Jack | Jan 25, 2022 | Critical Thinking
Written by Prof. Jeffrey Bilbro, Grove City College | (Source) Learning Wisdom at Walden Pond Perhaps you’ve found yourself in a conversation where someone expresses surprise — and a hint of judgment — that you were not aware of a recent item of news. In our...
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 | 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 | Jun 30, 2021 | Critical Thinking, Grey Matter, Politics and Goverment
By Dan Gelernter | (Source) I don’t need an AR-15 for hunting: It’s not even legal to take a deer with one in my state—the caliber is too small. I also don’t need an AR-15 for self-defense, though I’d want to have one if someone broke into my house. And I certainly...
by Publius | Jun 16, 2021 | Critical Thinking, Grey Matter, Religion and Theology
By John F. Doherty | (Source) “There is no doubt,” Joseph Ratzinger has written, “the era we call modern times has been determined from the beginning by the theme of freedom.” Today, says writer Jacques Philippe, “freedom appears very nearly the only value about...
by Publius | Jun 9, 2021 | Critical Thinking, Grey Matter, Politics and Goverment
By Mark Mercer | (Source) To my students: University students should be free from threat of institutional censure to state any opinion they wish and to state their opinions using whatever language they wish. At our university, however, students do not enjoy this...