Why have many people abandoned religion? Why do many young people do much worse in school than their parents and grandparents did? Why does virtually everyone claim innumerable rights but far fewer accept personal responsibility? Why do many news...
Shortly after publishing an essay lamenting the Jesuits’ Magazine America‘s embrace of Wokeism, I read a prominent Jesuit’s article lamenting the fact that the entire Jesuit order is in “profound decline.” Many Catholic readers will no doubt...
The term “Woke” is often used to refer to “politically liberal or progressive especially in a way that is considered unreasonable or extreme.” That is the definition I mean here. And the magazine I am referring to is the Jesuit magazine America. I...
Now that the election is growing very close, the messaging from both parties is increasingly focused on some version of, “We’ve got stop questioning one another’s integrity, calling names and casting blame, and refusing to work together for the...
Recently, in an essay titled Escaping Media Control I cited research on the length of TV commercials in 2020, the most recent data available. That length was as short as ten seconds but on average 30 seconds. The number of commercials per hour...
G. K. Chesterton once commented on his experience of returning home after a trip to another country. He suddenly saw familiar things from a different perspective and with renewed appreciation for good things. Such experiences still happen...
Part 1 of this essay explained how identifying and evaluating other people’s attitudes can increase our appreciation of people with good attitudes and deal more effectively with those with bad attitudes. It also, more importantly, explained...
An attitude is a way of feeling or thinking that has become habitual. People show their attitudes but seldom express them in words. In some cases, they are not even aware they have them. Lack of awareness occurs with bad habits more than with good...
