by Publius | Aug 26, 2020 | Contemporary Culture, Critical Thinking, Grey Matter
By Richard L. Cravatts | (Source) The death of a black man under the knee of a brutal police officer in Minneapolis sent shock waves of racial guilt throughout America. Protestors, led principally by Black Lives Matter, took to the streets to malign America’s...
by Publius | Apr 9, 2014 | Grey Matter
By Patrick J. Deneen | Rarely do opinion pieces in college newspapers emerge as subjects of national controversy, but a recent essay by Harvard student Sandra Y.L. Korn has generated widespread denunciation among conservatives. Her essay—entitled “The Doctrine of...
by Prof. Jack Lewis | Jul 4, 2013 | Grey Matter
Declaration of Independence Signer Benjamin Rush, “On Patriotism” – October 20, 1773 To His Fellow Countrymen Patriotism is as much a virtue as justice, and is as necessary for the support of society as natural affection is for the support of families. The Amor...
by Publius | Jun 28, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Mark Movsesian | Law has an outsized influence on American culture. And, according to University of Michigan Law Professor Dan Crane, religious skeptics have an outsized influence on the legal profession. He refers to a recent survey of students at an elite law...