The celebration of tolerance as an end in itself is a symptom of the shift from self-confident modern liberal democracies to the self-doubting postmodern ones.
The case for deferring to scientific consensus on politically contentious topics is much weaker. This is true because what scientists publicly say may differ from what they privately believe.
GMOs interact with wider global systems that they could potentially undermine, with terrible consequence.
When you find yourself in a moral stalemate, where appeals to rationality and empirical reality have been exhausted.
What I mean by that is the narrative extolled by university trained feminists that implies assault victims are victims for life and have been irreparably damaged.
The greatest threat to free speech today comes from free speech itself. In particular, it comes from the sheer volume and chaotic nature of that speech.
Women can be victims. In this world, there are violent, exploitative people willing to use and abuse their fellow human beings.
Agriculture brought with it enormous benefits, including a larger trading network, a greater division of labor, and even some genetic changes that we’re better off with than without.
Great cultures of the past were built around grand unifying ideas.
The universities’ mission is to seek the truth. That is not possible without academic freedom.
There are nonbelievers, though, who turn to the Bible for advice and inspiration and are “cultural Christians” in a deeper sense.
An assumption of personal responsibility is the sine qua non of independence and autonomy in a free society.
Drugs are able to save lives and ruin them; enhance your mind and numb it; heal your body and destroy it.
“Character is the decisive factor in the life of an individual and of nations alike.” And what better marker of character is there than a smile?
Rene Girard’s writing on mimesis raises several interesting questions about the current moment.