by jstewardfree | Oct 26, 2015 | Grey Matter
By David Desrosiers Dear Son, I address you as son and not “Ryan,” because at core I’m your father, not your friend. Father and son are roles that come with expectations. My job has always been to prepare you for self-government: to ensure that your heart, gray...
by jstewardfree | Oct 21, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Susan McWilliams | It’s great that you love the Great Books. But now it’s time to read some bad books. And I don’t mean just any bad books. I mean the Big Bad Books. I mean the Worst Books: the books that you’re convinced are the undoers of civilization, the...
by jstewardfree | Oct 19, 2015 | Grey Matter
By David Brooks | Many American universities were founded as religious institutions, explicitly designed to cultivate their students’ spiritual and moral natures. But over the course of the 20th century they became officially or effectively secular. Religious rituals...
by jstewardfree | Oct 12, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Sean Davis | The debate over gun control and gun rights would be more productive if both sides focused on the facts instead of pushing myths about America’s gun laws. After every shooting, politicians and activists rush to the cameras or their keyboards to...
by jstewardfree | Oct 7, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Mike Scott | When Oscar-winning filmmaker Davis Guggenheim signed on to make a movie about teenage activist Malala Yousafzai, he knew there was an undeniably inspiring story in her headline-grabbing journey. It’s not every day, after all, that a teenager wins...
by jstewardfree | Oct 5, 2015 | Grey Matter
By Karen McArthur Dear President Obama, Like you, I am saddened by the shooting that ended the lives of at least ten people earlier today. Like you, I am heartbroken for those left behind to grieve, who must eventually pick up and move on. And just like you, I am...
