Digital Enthusiasts and Informed Skeptics
by Mark BauerleinActual attendance in class and taking notes by hand, not with any technology, is better for learning. Continue Reading »
Reflections on Being the Dumbest Man in the Room
by Carl R. TruemanContrasting gracious erudition with gibberish and jargon. Continue Reading »
A Restless Mind, In Search of Truth
by Paul SeatonPeter Augustine Lawler died on May 23 at the relatively young age of 65, but he died in the hope of the Risen One and lives on in the lives he touched. Continue Reading »
The Art of Verbal Jousting
by Dale M. CoulterThis art of verbal jousting does not fit in the postmodern world, so concerned with providing safe spaces. Continue Reading »
“I Just Want Her To Be Happy”
by Leonard SaxIt is no use letting kids do whatever they desire unless you have first educated their desire. Continue Reading »
A Springtime of Hope for Catholic Education
by K. E. ColombiniRecent announcements out of two Catholic colleges appear to provide both good news and bad news about the state of Catholic higher education. But even in the bad news, one can find reasons for hope. Continue Reading »
Surveying Sex, Denying Childhood
by Carl R. TruemanA survey administered by California schools makes children disclose their sexual behavior and marginalizes mom and dad. Continue Reading »
While We’re at It
by R. R. Reno♦ Michael Novak died in February. He was a pillar of First Things for more than two decades. Like our founder, Richard John Neuhaus, Michael had been an ardent proponent of a number of progressive causes. Some of his early books about post–Vatican II Catholicism can make you blush. But in the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Touchstone Effect
by Mark BauerleinEveryone should have a copybook of maxims. So I tell my students at the start of freshman year. “You will meet priceless bits of wit and wisdom in the next eight semesters—write them down and tap them often.” They hear it as bad advice, though. Don’t they have enough to do already? But the . . . . Continue Reading »
Going Benedict, Orthodox Jewish Style
by Bethany MandelThe Jewish community has a great deal more experience than the Christian community at operating independently of many of society’s boundaries. Continue Reading »
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