The West

When it comes to Western civilization, we have reached a moment of decision.

“I ask that you... eat dinner as a family, read together, play outside, and get your child to bed early."

National Geographic's list of "the most influential figures of ancient history" is comprised mostly of strong men, and it omits a key religious figure.

Giving children time to explore and learn to read on their own timetable may set them on a path to greater understanding and maturity.

How well will you do?

There are many benefits to being alone, but far fewer people are experiencing those benefits, evidence shows. 

Prior to the Enlightenment, Western civilization was simply referred to as “Christendom.”

My experience growing up in an urban gardening family suggests such might be the case, for gardening teaches children several important life lessons.

What does good education look like?

Charles Sykes, a senior fellow at the Wisconsin Policy Research Institute,  says institutions of higher learning are coming apart.

Vespasian's last words: 'Oh dear, I think I'm becoming a god.'

It's a legitimate question.

Would the practices of the Boston Latin School help restore order and rigor to today’s classrooms?

A four-page memo shows how the college aims to create a more inclusive environment.

The apology is hilarious. 

Struggle sessions? Mandatory confessions of 'white privilege'? Trigger warnings and safe spaces? Some professors have had enough.

An economics professor argues that many people fail to see who the primary beneficiaries really are in a capitalist system.

Are well-meaning teachers unintentionally producing moral nihilism in their students?

The French thinker encountered difficulties while reading, too.

Some of the titles are likely to surprise you. 

Is America suffering from "the Punic Curse"?

It has something to do with the virtues and values emphasized in each of the franchises. 

Millennial males in college are significantly weaker than their fathers, new research suggests. 

The actor who played Gimli has become an outspoken defender of the West.

Is our society overlooking one of the primary benefits of work? 

The U.S. military is everywhere, except history books.

We read this tragedy through the emotion-obsessed eyes of Romanticism, a movement that did not emerge until 200 years after the play was written. 

Both communism and liberal democracy call for people to become New Men by jettisoning their old faith, customs, arts, and traditions.