Madness
Here’s an excerpt from The Liberal Mind: The Psychological Causes of Political Madness by Lyle H. Rossiter, Jr. The egalitarianism and welfarism of modern liberal government are incompatible with the facts of human nature and the human condition. But the [...]
Trend?
We Think, Therefore We Are by Jules Evans. When I graduated from university just over a decade ago, I decided to become a freelance philosopher. I was inspired by the cover of the Penguin edition of Kierkegaard’s Either/Or, which showed [...]
Coasters
Wood Takes a Thrilling Turn by Henry Fountain. The first drop is a doozy. From the summit of the wooden roller coaster called the Voyage, 163 feet above the Holiday World theme park in the rolling woodlands of southern Indiana, [...]
Fading Empire
The Fading Arab Oil Empire by Paul D. Miller. President Obama’s pivot to East Asia is well-timed. The geostrategic importance of the Middle East is vastly overblown. The region matters to the United States chiefly because of its influence in [...]
Defending
Religious Freedom: Why Now? Defending an Embattled Human Right by Timothy Shah, Matthew J. Franck, and Thomas F. Farr. Vigilance on behalf of religious liberty is a just response to what is highest and noblest in human experience—mankind’s relation to [...]
Marginalization
Prof Decries Marginalization of Calvinists by Bob Allen. A historian questions the suggestion that Calvinists are to be tolerated only as long as they do not express their views. More here.