Self-government where it matters most
In the Little Town on the Prairie, the character of Laura Ingalls displays the kind of cognitive connection that homeschooling parents everywhere […]
Policing laughter, becoming less human
Since everything is individuated by matter and is placed in its genus or species through its form, the accidents that follow from […]
Childish and “addicted to innocence”
In a recent conversation on the podcast Anchored from CLT, Dr. Cornel West offers insight on the explosion of the childish and […]
The benefits of bottom-up thinking
Temple Grandin teaches animal science after a storied career in the meat industry. As a woman with autism, she has also become […]
The myth of neutrality in women’s education
The modern line is that the true feminist values choice above all else. Whoever a woman wants to be, she can be […]
Fighting fire with fire: the battle of the sexes in the 21st century
When a woman begins a sentence with the words “the feminist in me,” a statement that is uncivil, inhumane, and unhelpful is […]
Childhood: the latest model and its discontents
A six-year-old receiving a public-school education instructed a four-year-old that the goal of life is to stay close to grown-ups. She explained, […]
The priority when “Old Time is still a-flying”
“The word priority came into the English language in the 1400s. It was singular. It meant the very first or prior thing. […]
From childish “adulting” to the child-like adult
Listen to the maxims of a culture and the values and aspirations become clear. Resounding words of wisdom still come to mind: […]