Despite Stargate, China pulls ahead in the AI race. An executive order against transexual treatments for minors. And building an Iron Dome over America.
Despite Stargate, China pulls ahead in the AI race. An executive order against transexual treatments for minors. And building an Iron Dome over America.
The day after he was inaugurated, President Trump issued an executive order reversing the federal government's Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) policies. This does not take away from anti-discrimination laws. In fact, those laws are the basis of the reversal. A survey of why DEI mandates are problematic.
In his inaugural address, President Trump proclaimed, "the golden age of America begins right now." Whatever you think about President Trump, whether you agree with his aspirations or not, in your opinion, what would an American Golden Age look like?
The classics scholar Nadya Williams says that behind the push for abortion and euthanasia is a syndrome evident in the ancient Romans: hatred for the vulnerable.
The Inauguration made me reflect on the importance of oaths, which were of enormous significance throughout history, a significance that I think has largely been lost today.
Much of Generation Z--that is, teenagers and twenty-somethings--cannot express themselves with handwriting. Instead, they use digital devices. The problem, though, is that they can't type or keyboard either.
Trump's "shock and awe." The breakdown of conservative, liberal, or moderate. The woes of cable news.
Multiculturalism as relativism can never bring harmony between people of different cultures. What we need to accept people of different ethnicities and cultures is not relativism but universalism. That is, the notion that human beings, for all of our variety, have things in common. Part of our common humanity is the need for a strong sense of right and wrong, the need for law and order, and the need for spiritual meaning.
Is it possible for a "bad person" to carry out his or her vocation well? Or is it possible for a "good person" to violate his or her vocation?
Being able to read, says a scientist, has rewired the human brain. And the person responsible for that, he says, is Martin Luther.
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