Twitteracusis
by John WatersThe Twitter bubble renders society deaf, closing the collective conversation off to alternative perspectives. Continue Reading »
An Era of Chameleons
by Dan HitchensRhetorical empowerment is everywhere; real empowerment tends to happen quietly. Continue Reading »
The Big Tech Threat
by Josh HawleySocial media shareholders are investing in the addiction of users. Continue Reading »
Shame Storm
by Helen AndrewsAfter a lifetime of impeccably correct opinions, Ian Buruma found himself on the wrong side of the liberal consensus in September 2018, when he was forced to resign as editor of the New York Review of Books for having commissioned a piece called “Reflections from a Hashtag” from the . . . . Continue Reading »
Facebook and Friendship
by K. E. ColombiniThere is something to be said for the ability to disappear from the internet when the time comes. Continue Reading »
Humanities and Communities
by Nathan NielsonThe search for community is best accomplished through our common pursuit of the humanistic disciplines. Continue Reading »
Cyber Self-Harm
by Aaron KheriatyThe widespread practice of digital self-harm reveals sad truths about our culture of victimhood. Continue Reading »
The Filial Correction Online
by P. J. SmithThe debate over Amoris laetitia seems strange and strident largely because it is the first to take place in the world of social media platforms. Continue Reading »
Facebook as Church
by Mark BauerleinMark Zuckerberg fails to understand that church-going is more than an exercise in human community-building. Continue Reading »
Lectio Divina and the Facebook Newsfeed
by Br. Michael BaggotThe ancient monks’ most glorious libraries contained less information than the average smartphone. But their habits of receptivity and assimilation can empower us to lift our gaze from our screens ennobled rather than enslaved. Continue Reading »
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