The chains of habit
“The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they’re too heavy to be broken.” -Warren Buffett The punchy […]
Cheerfulness
A cheerful heart is a good medicine but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. -Proverbs 17:22 A person perennially of […]
In Defense of Idealism
Loads of people in the college-educated class describe themselves as “perfectionists.” The smart ones claim they were perfectionists and are in the […]
Beware the feminist man
In recent decades being a self-declared “feminist” is seen in certain social circles as proof of civility and enlightenment. Many women have […]
The Power of the Practical
Children raised with an overemphasis on schooling will tend toward paralysis in practical matters. A highly educated woman faced with the logistics […]
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 […]
Patience with the Faults of Another
Blindness to virtue leaves us incapable of coping with faults. In a world where we lack the tools to address our shortcomings […]
The Last Truly Inspiring Television on Television: My 600-lb Life
My 600-lb Life is the kind of cable show relegated to guilty pleasure for many. This is likely the kind of show […]