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  1. Technology

The Most Important Thinker We Don’t Know

by Francis X. Maier

Italian intellectual Augusto Del Noce wrote some of the best analysis anywhere of technology’s impact on Western politics, economics, and culture. Continue Reading »

4 Jan 2018

Paying With Wearables

by Aaron Belz

Everyday innovations—even our smart watches—can pose dangers of disembodiment.  Continue Reading »

4 Dec 2017

An AI Thanksgiving Proclamation

by Wesley J. Smith

In a world without God, some are turning to technology as their focus of worship.  Continue Reading »

24 Nov 2017

Attacking the Ties that Bind

by Wesley J. Smith

Our problem isn’t too many or too few guns; it's a culture of automated technology that threatens to destroy human interconnectivity. Continue Reading »

10 Nov 2017

So Long, Age of Letters

by K. E. Colombini

The age of digital communication is sublimating the unique quirks of individuals' written words. Continue Reading »

8 Nov 2017

The Persistence of Print

by Mark Bauerlein

Recent evidence suggests print reading is on the rise, while e-book sales are dropping.  Continue Reading »

24 Oct 2017

Awaiting Our Comeuppance

by K. E. Colombini

As cities vie to be home to Amazon's second headquarters, we might keep in mind the lessons of Booth Tarkington's novel The Magnificent Ambersons. Continue Reading »

23 Oct 2017

Being Alive is the First Requirement for Moral Value

by Wesley J. Smith

Artificial intelligence machines have no greater moral claim to our respect or ethical consideration than a broken toaster. Continue Reading »

13 Oct 2017

The Filial Correction Online

by P. J. Smith

The 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 »

2 Oct 2017

Ban the Laptops, Yes

by Mark Bauerlein

The empirical evidence against computers in the classroom is mounting. Continue Reading »

27 Sep 2017
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