How to Ask a Question
In a time of sound bites and hostile Facebook debates, asking good questions has become a lost art.
How to ‘Show, Don’t Tell’ with Meaningful Action
No matter what you have to say, it is always more evocative and interesting if you show it instead of telling it.
The Problem with the Linda Problem
Like most Behavioral Economics work, the experiment is founded on a basic fallacy that, if anything, proves that the researchers are the ones that are irrational.
How the Close of the Frontier Brought About Our Cultural Collapse
The close of the frontier in the 1890s was the undoing of Columbus’ voyage and discovery of the New World in the 1490s.
The Absolute Best Albums for Each Week of the Year According to Science
Music fans know that songs have a season. This is obviously true for Christmas music, Halloween music, and even Fourth of July music, but also for songs and albums that don’t have such clear seasonal affiliation.
How to Rate a Book
Any writer knows the story: You pour your life into what you hope ends up a good piece, you publish it, and then you hold
Special 10th Anniversary Hardcover Edition Juggernaut
The 10th anniversary edition of the groundbreaking theory of political economy-updated, expanded, and revised. By historical accounts, there has never been a better time to
Tearing at the Seams: Tribalism in Postmodern America
If you ask average Americans what they most like about their country, they might well tell you ‘Diversity’. If you ask them what they find
Everything Is a Blue/Black White/Gold Dress and It’s Tearing Us Apart
Do you trust the election system? Chances are, if you’re a Democrat, you do, and, if you’re a Republican, you don’t. A new poll found
The Myth of Divisiveness
As the final poll numbers came in over the weekend and news outlets began declaring Joe Biden victor of the 2020 presidential election, the response
The Perfectionist’s Guide to #ProgressOverPerfection
There are two kinds of people in this world: perfectionists and those who get things done. As a bona fide perfectionist, this is hard for
In Defense of Thanksgiving
Unpopular opinion of the day: Thanksgiving is the best holiday. Chesterton said “Thanks are the highest form of thought.” What could possibly be a better
Storyfication: The Art of Making Your Point through Story
“I want to tell you a story.” If you want to grab an audience’s attention, there’s not a much better way to do so than
Spiritual Types
I was at Mass with a friend one day and, when I looked over during the Eucharistic Prayer, I noticed she was weeping. Afterward I
How to Disagree: Three Rules to Make the Most of Our Divisiveness
There is a rule that you should never talk about politics or religion in polite company. I’ve never been a fan. What else is worth
There Is No Such Thing as Unconditional Love—and That’s a Good Thing
If there is principle that every self-help guru and relationship specialist can agree on, it’s that the only way to lasting relationships is through ‘unconditional
The Diversity Problem
Lykewyse is a startup based out of San Antonio, TX, offering an assortment of personal assistant apps. In hopes of hitting the big time with
Are Women Human?
Address given to a Women’s Society by Dorothy L. Sayers, 1938 When I was asked to come and speak to you, your Secretary made the
The Hidden Meaning of ‘Self-Gift’
In a recent homily, my priest said that the problem with marriages these days is the lack of self-gift. “Nobody knows how to say ‘No’
Toward Good Architecture and Planning in San Antonio
For too long, zoning, codes, and bad architecture have plagued American cities. The New Urbanists hope to put an end to this trend of what