How a ‘Personal Relationship with Jesus’ Steers Us Away from Jesus
I was recently at a talk on Catholic New Evangelization and the speaker began with a provocative question: What is our central goal and purpose
Category: Essays
The Moral Obligation to Be Beautiful
Recently, the folks at Boundless posted a provocative article titled ‘Where Have All the Beautiful Women Gone?’ The idea? That our culture, with its Photoshopped
The Superhero Heresy
March 5, 2016 With several blockbuster superhero films out every year, there can be little doubt that supers are hotter than ever. Batman, Iron Man,
Why Anti-Trumpers Might Be the Bigger Problem
As 2016 Super Tuesday results filed in, a sinking feeling could be felt across the country. Political pundits and lay voters alike realized that Donald
No, We Don’t Need More Women in the Tech Industry
If there’s one thing that all leaders and pundits in the tech industry can agree on, it is that there aren’t enough women in the
Dr. Selflove: Or, How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love Myers-Briggs
I was at college the first time I had heard about the Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI) test. So, naturally, I was a skeptic. It was
How We Got Rights So Wrong
May 16, 2015 If the recent debate over RFRA laws and same-sex marriage teaches us anything, it is not that there are a bunch of
Why We Should Hang Up the Mobile Device Ban
On Jan. 1, 2015, San Antonio will begin enforcing a new cell phone ban for drivers. The ban is, by many accounts, common sense and
Romancing the Subconscious
A chapter from the 2014 release, Psychonomics: How Modern Science Aims to Conquer the Mind and How the Mind Prevails. On a cool summer evening
Five Reasons to Embrace Your Inner Perfectionist
Recently, the people at Emotional Intelligence 2.0 posted about the 9 Things Successful People Won’t Do. As could be expected, one of the items was
In Defense of Photoshopping
August 2, 2014 Photoshop is killing our self-esteem. At least, that is the consensus on a growing trend throughout our media and culture: Advertising and
This Book is 11,856 Pages Long
August 2008 After having read Jacques Barzun’s summa thirteen times, I have concluded that this book is not really 912 pages long as it appears
Compromise Compromises
August 2006 One need not look far for evidence that these are divisive times. Charismatic talking heads battle on television, the radio, and the Internet
Politics in a Social Age
July 2005 Extremist propaganda isn’t the only place one can hear the prospect of ‘civil war’ uttered these days. It can be heard on national
The End of Government
November 2004 Everyone knows that it is an injustice to deprive a people of freedom. What is less well known is that it is an
Appreciating the Classics
September 2004 It is assumed in our culture that latest is best. The notion probably got its start thanks to the prominence of science and
Prudishness—a Virtue
April 2004 To be a prude is nothing admirable these days. Even those who consider themselves to be prudes admit it only reluctantly. But who