by Publius | Sep 18, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Samuel Klee We’ve all heard it—life is far easier now than “back in the day” when our grandparents were young. I admit, those words may contain some degree of truth; at school, research no longer requires laborious pilgrimages to musty library crypts, and I shall...
by Prof. Jack Lewis | Aug 2, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Thomas Sowell | This time of year, as college students return home for the summer, many parents may notice how many politically correct ideas they have acquired on campus. Some of those parents may wonder how they can undo some of the brainwashing that has become...
by Prof. Jack Lewis | Feb 18, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Jerome C. Foss | Politics students at Saint Vincent College benefit from the emphasis on studying original works, not textbooks. | As the fall semester came to an end, I was reminded of the importance of teaching politics through primary sources. While grading my...
by Prof. Jack Lewis | Jan 31, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Maria Bustillos | Here is the second and final post of this piece from The New Yorker | Once we are persuaded of the authenticity and quality of the author’s message, it remains for the reader either to contend or to submit. Moment by moment, an engaged reader will...
by Prof. Jack Lewis | Jan 30, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Maria Bustillos, The New Yorker | The strange bliss of reading is mysterious even to those who are most susceptible to it. I’m not speaking here of the pleasures of learning, nor of those to be had from being drawn into an exciting story, but simply of the sensual...
