Daniel Lattier
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Why People Should Stop Trying to 'Win' Arguments
The most effective arguers have these 4 characteristics. → Read More
Erasmus’ Beautiful Advice to a Student in 1497
For those who wish to be scholars, these 14 pieces of advice are just as relevant today. → Read More
Why America Has So Many Laws
There are virtue-based societies, and there are rule-based societies. America has become the latter. → Read More
15 Stats That Show Americans Are Drowning in 'Stuff'
Do Americans simply have too many possessions? → Read More
Unfortunately, Most Voters Are ‘Idiots’
In Ancient Greece, the "idiot" was the individual concerned only with private things. → Read More
Study: Climate Change Skeptics More Eco-Friendly Than Believers
It’s usually assumed that climate change skeptics simply don’t care about the environment. But a recent study shows otherwise. → Read More
Learning Greek and Latin Will Be Key to Renewing the West
And you'll most likely have to do it yourself. → Read More
Learning Greek and Latin Will Be Key to Renewing the West
And you'll most likely have to do it yourself. → Read More
Why Professors Are Writing Crap That Nobody Reads
Professors usually spend about 3-6 months (sometimes longer) researching and writing a 25-page article to submit an article to an academic journal. And most experience a twinge of excitement when, months later, they open a letter informing them that their article has been accepted for publication, and will therefore be read by… Yes, you read that correctly. The numbers reported by recent studies… → Read More
The 'Story' That Replaced Christianity Is Collapsing
Most of us have been programmed to view the world a certain way, and to accept that view as truth. But it might just be a fairy tale. → Read More
The Imitation of Christ: The Most Influential Book After the Bible
If someone asks you to name the all-time bestselling book, you’d most likely answer “The Bible.” → Read More
The Imitation of Christ: The Most Influential Book After the Bible
If someone asks you to name the all-time bestselling book, you’d most likely answer “The Bible.” → Read More
How Christianity Created Secularism
Illich argues that Western modernity finds its original impetus in a mutation of Latin Christendom. → Read More
How Western Civilization Survived 'By the Skin of Its Teeth'
As in the early Middle Ages, Western Civilization finds its future threatened once again. → Read More
Famous Atheist Wonders: Could We Become Cannibals in the Future?
It's not as ridiculous as it might seem. → Read More
On Specialization and Psychotics
The modern specialist shares something in common with the people who inhabit insane asylums. → Read More
Do Not Get a PhD in the Liberal Arts, Unless…
I'm happy I have a Ph.D. But would I have pursued it knowing what I do now? Probably not. → Read More
Why Amish Romance Novels Are So Popular
The three most popular authors of Amish romance have between them sold 30 million books. → Read More
Why Amish Romance Novels Are So Popular
The three most popular authors of Amish romance have between them sold 30 million books. → Read More
‘Critical Thinking’—Everyone Talks About It; No One Seems to Know What It Means
It used to go by another name: "Logic". → Read More