Subservience to Progressive Little Notions
If beauty can save the world, maybe it can even save the art world.
Writing for the Common Good
I can relate the vice of envy most closely with my own writing, because that’s my profession, and I’ve longed to be a professional novelist since I was in elementary school.
On Courage
Now – every moment, but now especially, this moment in history – is the time not to watch but to act.
Hannibal is at the Gates: Gambling in America
With the current state of sports betting, companies have managed to secure a largely unregulated, highly profitable, vice-driven field of operations.
Philosophy in the Ruins
As long as we do live philosophical lives and share in that life with others, we can sprout a philosophical culture from the ruins of the one dominated by the philistines.
A Larger Category Than Political Allegiance
Humanity should remain a larger category than political allegiance even as we openly—and, one hopes, bravely—discuss and work through our politics.
An Ordinary Citizen Honors A Man of Extraordinary Decency
President Carter showed what was possible when people came together for a cause and acted out of decency.
Forbidden Questions
Whenever we see such an avoidance of questions like these, we are witnessing someone protecting an ideological dream world.
A Modest Proposal: Classical Schools Should Embrace AI
If classical schools insist on banning AI in all forms, their kids will be left behind.