by Publius | Sep 1, 2021 | Course and Scholarship Updates
By Thaddeus G. McCotter | (Source) In an insightful Independence Day Twitter thread, Emily Zanotti expressed her partiality for this provision of the Declaration of Independence: [T]his is my favorite part: ‘And for the support of this Declaration, with a firm...
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 | May 12, 2021 | Critical Thinking, Grey Matter, Politics and Goverment
By Micah Meadowcroft | (Source) Everyone wants to be special, but they also want to be normal. This is not only the paradox of life in mass society, but that of human nature, too. We learn to desire what others desire. Our forms of rebellion against the conventional...
by Publius | Mar 17, 2021 | Grey Matter, History and Tradition, Politics and Goverment
By Bryan Kerns | (Source) Teaching Augustine on a college campus is an especially interesting experience these days. I get to expose students to Augustine, his life, world, thought, assumptions, and influence, which is reward enough, but I also get to watch them...
