The National Football League playoffs start tomorrow! What do you think will happen? What do you hope will happen? Who will make the Superbowl? Will Taylor Swift have her way yet again? Your analysis along with anything else you'd like to say on the subject is welcome.
Yesterday we discussed the prospects of reform in higher education, concluding that founding a new college on better principles may be easier and quicker than reforming an existing college. Today, new colleges are coming into existence, including one where I am going to teach part-time.
Woke ideology emanates from America's universities, which turn out the political activists, corporate executives, and culture makers that have spread that virus far and near. Today, though, the academic establishment is in a bad way. The good news is that universities are starting to recognize that there is a problem.
Epiphany yesterday commemorated the wise men from the East who journeyed a long way to find Jesus. Today other wise men and wise women are also, after a long journey, finding Jesus. The "Free Press" has an article on the phenomenon, "How Intellectuals Found God."
Jimmy Carter's genuine accomplishments; independence for Greenland; and indulgences for the Jubilee Year.
"Workers of the world, unite!" So Marx concluded "The Communist Manifesto." Today, it is happening. Not the way Marx or his ideological heirs intended. Rather, across the globe, working class citizens are voting out the progressive elite that has governed them for so long with so little to show for it.
Is Vivek Ramaswamy right, that Americans today prefer mediocrity over excellence?
We've made our predictions for the new year. Today I'd like us to think about what we know is actually in store for us in 2024, though we don't know exactly how some of these issues will play out. I also want to look at some predictions from experts and what the expectations are from the general public, both in America and globally.
Happy New Year! Here is Luther's New Year's wish: the last stanza of "From Heaven Above to Earth I Come."
[A free post so everyone can play.] What do you think will happen–or might happen–in 2025? This is the time to hazard a guess in our annual contest to see who can make the best prediction for the year ahead. When 2025 draws to a close, we will review the predictions and proclaim a winner, as we did on yesterday's post. Read more
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