A Long Life Of Good Character Comes From Our Everyday Decisions
'There are obstacles, temptations and confusions that are in the way, but if you think about it and you keep your soul in order and your attitude right, then you will make better choices.'
View ArticleWhy Good Decisions Require Good Intentions
Teaching on Aristotle's 'Nichomachean Ethics,' Dr. Larry Arnn says it's our intentions about a choice that determine whether it is a good one.
View ArticleHow Big Philanthropy Helps Big Government Ruin Society
By emphasizing the importance of local knowledge and gradual reform, conservatives can play a special role in keeping philanthropy tethered to charity and to the Tocquevillian vision of associational...
View ArticleTo Do Something Truly Couragous, You Have To Mean To
Dr. Larry P. Arnn teaches the Greek philosopher Aristotle’s 'Nichomachean Ethics,' explaining that he defines courage as 'the right disposition toward pain.'
View ArticleTeacher Fired For Praising The West As Bringing ‘The Greatest Good To The...
The progress of Western civilization is a direct result of its openness to self-criticism and its confidence that our aspirational principles are right and just.
View ArticleIf You Want Public Justice, Practice Private Virtue
Justice is every bit as private as it is public. Because justice is about proper behavior in society, it also requires proper behavior as an individual.
View ArticleThese Philosophers’ Conversion To Christianity Can Teach Partisans How To...
Instead of assuming the worst in our ideological opponents and talking past each other, we should allow for the possibility that we may be wrong.
View ArticleFor Politicians To Win Back American Trust, Aristotle Suggests Prudence
Perhaps our politicians can learn something from Aristotle, and learn to pursue a good beyond themselves and for the country.
View ArticleAmerica Cannot Be The ‘United’ States Without Common Goals
Aristotle argues friendships built on pleasure or utility will not last. The same could be said for America's political movements. We need common virtue.
View ArticleWhy You Have No Right To Marriage, Health Care, Or An Education
The rhetoric of rights is appealing. Label whatever you want a 'right' and you tip the scales in your favor. However appealing the tactic may be, however, is conceptually incorrect and politically...
View ArticleHow George Washington Can Revive The Friendship Between Conservatives And...
George Washington did not promote prosperity so that atomistic individuals could each pursue his or her own good. He did it for the sake of unity.
View ArticleHow ‘Don’t Judge’ Turned Into ‘Cancel The Bigots’
Our culture has gone from the ‘don’t judge’ mantra of a couple decades ago to judging everyone, but we did not reestablish a rational foundation for that judgment along the way.
View ArticleKarl Marx’s Shameful Life Repudiates His Evil Ideology
The man who pretended to speak for the oppressed participated in oppression of the poor and his own family. It’s yet another repudiation of his work on its anniversary.
View ArticleCalling Natural Law ‘White Nationalism’ Is Racist, Period
Yale philosophy professor Jason Stanley either doesn’t know what natural law is or he’s espousing fundamentally racist ideas. There’s no middle ground.
View ArticleNo, The Right Doesn’t Exist To Save The Left From Its Own Folly
Self-described conservative liberals are horrified at the prospect of conservatives using democracy to defend traditional values and American livelihoods.
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You’re Not Crazy. The New Left Really Is At War With Reality
In debates about critical race theory and other manifestations of identity politics, Americans are being confronted with a particularly virulent form of Marxism, which some call cultural Marxism. Its...
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The Left Is United By Who They Despise, Not What They Support
The theories of a French philosopher might hold the key to understanding the left’s organizational success - and the means to defeat the woke regime.
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The ‘Body Positivity’ Movement Is At Odds With Human Nature
Either we will seek to consume vain, temporary forms of beauty or a form of beauty that both encompasses and surpasses the temporary ones.
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Peter Kreeft Is Making Philosophy Great Again
Peter Kreeft's new four volume work, 'Socrates' Children,' is a remarkable accomplishment – it makes learning philosophy accessible and useful for ordinary people.
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What Socrates Would Say About Whether To Wear A Mask
Socrates tells the jury that actions born of the fear of death are the most blameworthy, and our world today is in desperate need of that message.
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