Ban the Laptops, Yes

by Mark Bauerlein

The empirical evidence against computers in the classroom is mounting. Continue Reading »

27 Sep 2017

Humans After All

by Dan Hitchens

Even if robots aren't stealing our jobs, they may be stealing our humanity. Continue Reading »

1 Sep 2017

Books Versus Screens

by K. E. Colombini

Does the rise of screens spell extinction for books? Continue Reading »

12 Jul 2017

Digital Enthusiasts and Informed Skeptics

by Mark Bauerlein

Actual attendance in class and taking notes by hand, not with any technology, is better for learning. Continue Reading »

2 Jun 2017

The Internet Isn’t Broken

by Mark Bauerlein

The more opinions are out there in the world, the less each one matters, including the best ones. Continue Reading »

26 May 2017

Living Communally in God's Good Creation

by David T. Koyzis

The Benedict Option: Whatever we label it, it is something to which all Christians everywhere are called. Continue Reading »

16 May 2017

Kink is Not Conscience

by Samuel D. James

Trying to argue for intellectual diversity and good faith by sticking up for kink is like trying to get high-school students excited about reading Romeo and Juliet by comparing it to Fifty Shades of Grey—it’s not just ridiculous, but dishonest. Continue Reading »

25 Apr 2017

Generation Z: Desperate for Rules

by Betsy VanDenBerghe

Abiding by moral rules, especially when they are explained meaningfully and mercifully, gives teenagers swimming in a sea of relativism and nihilism a “moral vocabulary.” Sympathy isn’t enough. People need norms. Continue Reading »

14 Mar 2017

Our Own Devices

by Joseph Clair

A flickering glow welcomed me to my university’s chapel service. Votive candles? If only. Continue Reading »

6 Dec 2016

Quotidian Wonder

by Cassandra Nelson

Zero Kby don delilloscribner, 288 pages, $26In 2013, Jonathan Safran Foer claimed that “Only those with no imagination, and no grounding in reality, would deny the possibility that they will live forever. It’s possible that many reading these words will never die.” Many other intelligent, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Oct 2016