Why Did Steve Jobs Limit His Children’s Exposure to Technology?

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There is the mistaken impression that computers represent the future and that everyone, especially the very young, should become computer savvy as soon as possible. According to this view, failure to expose children to high technology handicaps their ability to function in the real world. Is Technology Ruining Your Life? Take A Quick Quiz To … Read more

When We Act by Remote Control

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Writer Nicolas Carr describes the way our programs and apps lead to changing the way we work and experience life. He writes: Is Technology Ruining Your Life? Take A Quick Quiz To Find Out By Clicking Here. “As the programs gain more sway over us—shaping the way we work, the information we see, the routes … Read more

Free to be Consumers

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Sociologist Richard Stivers makes an interesting observation about the choices given to consumers. He writes: Is Technology Ruining Your Life? Take A Quick Quiz To Find Out By Clicking Here. “There is nothing voluntary about consumption in modern societies. Advertising provides the commands to consume under the guise of the freedom to achieve material well-being: … Read more

Six Ways Business Is Lawfully Transacted

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Medieval French theologian Alexander of Hales (1185-1245) lists six ways business can be lawfully transacted in his Summa theologica. Is Technology Ruining Your Life? Take A Quick Quiz To Find Out By Clicking Here. “It should be conducted by a suitable person, such as a layman. It should be for a necessary or pious cause, … Read more

Unenlightened Enlightenment Thought

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David Hume (1711-1776) exercised a great influence on the formation of the modern mind. However, his “enlightened” views that were part of the Enlightenment had dark consequences. He paved the way for the present moral relativism with his idea that man is more a creature of sensitive and practical sentiment than of reason. Read the … Read more

To Send a Package, Just Ask a Priest

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As I traveled up the interstate toward Washington, D.C., my colleague suddenly realized that he had left some items behind in the hotel room where we had stayed. It was too late to return to the place, but he really wanted the items back. Read the popular article: We Must Resist the Temptation to Secession … Read more

No Professor Left Behind

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I recently had the opportunity to guest lecture for an American Government class at a private Midwestern college. My friend who teaches the class invited me to share some insights about political theory. While I have taught classes to select groups of motivated students, I was ill prepared for the harrowing experience of addressing the … Read more

‘Return to Order’ Enters Second Printing

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CHANDLER, AZ (Feb. 18, 2015) – With the first-edition supply of Return to Order: From a Frenzied Economy to an Organic Christian Society depleted, a second printing of 20,000 hardcover copies is almost complete. The highly lauded book centered on providing solutions to address the nation’s social and economic chaos has earned nine awards and … Read more

Adam Smith Did Not Invent Economics

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Contrary to the popular myth, the science of economics was not invented by Adam Smith. We can find the early foundations of economics in the writings of medieval figures like Saint Bernardine, Saint Antoninus, Saint Thomas Aquinas, and other early Scholastics. Read the popular article: We Must Resist the Temptation to Secession They prepared the … Read more

When People Don’t Believe in the Soul…

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Perhaps one of the most harmful practices of today’s secular society is its turning away from concerns for the soul. The focus has shifted to this world and not the next. When people believed in the immortal soul, they sought after moral virtues and transcendental values whereby they might satisfy spiritual desires, and reach the … Read more