Recently, I attended a seminar at George Mason University where Tyler Cowen interviewed Camille Paglia. Paglia always packs a punch. She is a professor of humanities and media...
In his 2012 book Coming Apart, Charles Murray argues that the middle class, once seen as the “virtuous silent majority,” is alienated from the “founding virtues” of civic...
Most of the time I operate through the lens of scarcity. I’m afraid of not having enough time or resources. Will I have enough time to do what...
One of the greatest “sins” of international development and humanitarian work is paternalism. It comes with an attitude that “we from the West are better than the Rest.”...
Have you ever been tempted to put “ability to multitask” on your resume? In a society that places a high value on being able to do lots of...
You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means. – Inigo Montoya, The Princess Bride “Tolerance, not truth, is the new...
Exploitation of the poor has been a part of our world since the Fall of man into sin. Using one’s power over another vulnerable person reveals the nature...
If I asked you how often you prayed about your children and their futures, you might say, “Countless times every day!” But if I asked you how often...
The lunch room was the perfect place to fight. My high school cafeteria only had a couple windows allowing sunlight in, so it depended heavily on the massive...
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