by jstewardfree | 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 jstewardfree | 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...
by jstewardfree | Jan 24, 2013 | Grey Matter
“To an American, the whole purpose of living, the one constant confirmation of continued existence, is to cram as much sensual pleasure as possible into one’s mouth more or less continually. Gratification, instant and lavish, is a birthright.”...
by jstewardfree | Jan 16, 2013 | Course and Scholarship Updates
By Publius | The wisdom tradition recognizes wise and unwise choices, and claims that knowing the difference is important. Do you prize wisdom? AVERAGE TIME: 2 HOURS. 1,000 IMPACT POINTS. Sign in to www.freethinku.com to learn more about these course experiences,...
by jstewardfree | Jan 14, 2013 | Grey Matter
By Publius | This is the last of our three posts from Victor Davis Hanson’s essay on re-thinking the modern university. Imagine the concept of student loans transferred to the car industry (or, perhaps, just think Freddie and Fannie). The government would...
