The triumph of ideology over knowledge

Some startling statistics about how history is taught in US colleges.

Totalitarianism in the courts

Among European countries, the UK is at the forefront of anti-Christian persecution..

A steady whisper

A columnn by Greg Wolfe.

Surprise

The population of the world may soon start declining.

Love of beauty

An article about Ken Myers:

Here is where the religious right and the secular left are in complete agreement: They both think God doesn’t care about culture.”

Stay open

An essay on George Saunders.

A good question

What is justice about?

Critical thinking

A new book by Robert George.

Reducing the Irreducible

Mankind never stops searching: "“We jump borders. We push into new territory even when we have resources where we are. Other animals don’t do this." So why do journalists want to boil it all down to genetics?

Bad ideas vs. no ideas

Ross Douthat sounds seriously discouraged.

Happy People

Obviously, in certain cultures people tend to be more joyful than in others.

Narcissistic gnosticism

David B. Hart on the long-hidden last book by K.G Jung.

Creative minority

Some interesting developments in France.

Hitchcock's Last Drama

"Some people find these late-in-life turns to religion suspect, a sign of weakness or of one's 'losing it.' But nothing focuses the mind as much as death." An eyewitness recounts the famous director's return to the faith of his youth.

Superstition

A good essay on scientism.