Arby’s to Vegetarians – Eat My Meat
Arby’s takes a rather unconventional approach with the vegetarian and vegan critics of its slogan.
Monthly Archive: July 2015
The Value of Playing with Commercially Produced Toys
The merits of playing with loose parts seems oversold.
Comment Rescue: Cultural Merits of Abortion
I’ve never done this before — promoted my own comment, that is. But I think I got a pretty decent thought out there.
Atticus Finch Is Still a Decent Man
J.L. Wall explores the duality of Atticus Finch as portrayed in both the newly-released Go Set A Watchman and the classic To Kill A Mockingbird.
A More Polarized Union?
Are politics going to get more polarized? Former OTer Jamelle Bouie argues yes.
Well… you see… it’s like… the thing is…
Sure, he looks cute… but just wait until you feel the wrath of his gender oppression as he wields the popsicle of ignorance.
Struggles Teaching History
Student-led inquiry of controversial topics has its pitfalls, but it should be at the heart of implementing the Common Core curriculum.
Comment Rescue: Selling Each Other What We Don’t Want or Need
An exploration into art and incomprehension and whether aesthetics are about taste, morality, or both.
Babylonia!
Jaybird ships off the last of the Night Watch in “Ceremonies of Light and Dark”, Season 3, Episode 11
Sunday!
Pushing Aaron David’s For-Real-Book-Club! For a book! Okay, It’s a PDF! With words and everything!
And coloring books!
Stewart on the Founders’ Cosmic Beliefs
Jon Rowe notes author Matthew Stewart’s piece on America’s Founders’ cosmic beliefs and considers some present day implications for science, technology and religion.
A night’s read – Pinball, 1973
I would like to share with you one of my greatest pleasures. A night’s read.
Searching for the Middle Ground: Liberty, Criminality, and Responsibilty
Finding the balance between liberty, responsibility, and criminality. Warning graphic depictions of a controversial photograph in the body of the post.
Arnhart: “Did Leo Strauss Think that Liberalism’s Success Denied the Need for Esoteric Writing?”
Jon Rowe notes a controversy on Leo Strauss’ notion of the need to write esoterically in present society. The context in which John Locke wrote perhaps esoterically is discussed.
