The West

Donald Trump’s call for a wall on America’s southern border is part of a global trend.

It makes sense.

In the most recent PISA exam American students ranked between eight and 12 out of 18 countries, measuring below other developed nations like itself.

The impression that American Indians were guided by a unique environmental ethic goes way back. But is it accurate?

Today marks the 445th anniversary of Christendom’s pivotal victory over the Ottoman Empire.

Today, children are perceived as emotional assets whose primary purpose is being loved. As a result, we are facing a “me, me, me epidemic.”

Therefore it’s a tragedy for both individual freedom and the common good that the word “virtue” has been banished from our vocabulary.

Mall of America officials announced they will not participate in the Black Friday creep which has overtaken Thanksgiving.

A recently published study revealed that young women have experienced an alarming uptick in self-harm, suicidal thoughts, and poor mental health.

The image of the Orientalist-hero that he pioneered not only endured but grew into a celebrated and symbolic archetype of Western culture.

A study found that IQs in Western nations have dropped more than one point per decade since the Victorian Era.

All candidates should be put to this ancient 3-prong test.

Has throwing out history, memorization, and difficult books crippled students by not giving them the tools upon which they can build their thoughts?

He is being called a bigot for refusing to use genderless pronouns.

Is the decline of basic skills knowledge driving the stagnation in schools?

People can’t seem to figure out if the hijab should be celebrated as a symbol of diversity or condemned as a symbol of female oppression.

Could an alternative political system called epistocracy solve our problems?

They'll have to at the 2017 chess championship in Iran.

A man-on-the-street video shows just how bad this cluelessness is.

"‘I henceforth shall be referred to as: 'His Majesty, Grant Strobl.'"

Simple wisdom that's relevant for our time.

British professor Dennis Hayes believes that there is one thing that can transform education.
 

Controlling language was not the ultimate goal of Newspeak in Orwell’s universe.

Watch a man wearing a a "Make American Great Again" hat get cornered, beaten, and chased by a mob.

Jane Austen's Marianne Dashwood is a perfect example of today's society, whose every action seems to hinge on an emotional outbreak.  

Like many Americans, I tuned in last night to catch part of the first presidential debate.

A professor of philosophy explains.

A famous description of barbarians suggests modern parallels.