G. K. Chesterton, a prominent figure in Christian humanism and a profound thinker of the early 20th century, was known for his insightful observations on various aspects of human existence. While Chesterton did not directly comment on artificial intelligence, his philosophical and theological perspectives offer valuable insights into what he might say about AI if […]
Is Bitcoin Evil?
Bitcoin will ultimately fail for the same reason our paper money is currently failing. Both are a pseudo-currency and neither are founded on work—which is what made the gold standard a viable economic foundation. The US dollar is little more than free-floating, fiat money with a strong proclivity toward inflation. It’s been in that condition […]
Preliminary Thoughts on School Choice
What I have to say here are by no means my final thoughts on the subject of school choice initiatives. As a matter of fact, I’m not sure what I’m sharing here could even be considered “complete thoughts” because they’re still brewing. Perhaps, you can just think of this post as being akin to the […]
Happy New Year 2024
The New Year excites the emotions of most people, but for different and various reasons. For many, it’s the excitement of the New Year’s party. One poll conducted back in 2019, surveying more than 2000 participants, concluded average working Americans between ages 23-38 were willing to spend more than $220 for an evening of partying […]
The Meaning of Christian Humanism
Since most readers immediately associate “humanism” with secular or atheism, I suppose this wildly incorrect assumption needs some unpacking. No matter how commonplace the modern understanding of humanism has become, I would contend that the secularism or atheism so many associate with humanism is “cut-flower”—the blossom of humanism plucked from its organic stem, Christianity. After […]
Prufrock: Do I Dare Disturb the Universe?
As we continue our journey unpacking The Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock, you may enjoy listening to Anthony Hopkins read Eliot’s poem. As was seen in the last post about the poem, time is a central issue for Prufrock. It is only in the last five lines where he is contemplating having time to […]
Good Teachers Need to Become Good at Teaching
There is a troubling irony in education. Teachers who are adept at stimulating thoughtfulness and creating learning opportunities for students in the classroom frequently struggle to use those same skills to teach the public at large. For the teacher who immediately responded to this assertion by saying to him or herself, “Yeah, but who am […]
Prufrock: A Time for Everything Under the Sun
The first three lines of the next stanza connect it with the previous one by use of the feline-like yellow fog reference: And indeed there will be time For the yellow smoke that slides along the street, Rubbing its back upon the window-panes; Like the feline imagery of the previous stanza, this one is entirely […]
Prufrock: Yellow Feline Fog
In case you’re just tuning in, I’m on a short quest to slowly unpack T. S. Eliot’s “Love Song of J. Alfred Prufrock” and see if we can’t gain some access—even if basement-level access—into his poetic corpus. Why, you might ask? Because according to Russel Kirk, Eliot was the principle champion of the moral imagination […]
Is Prufrock a Bottom Feeder in the Underworld?
Streets that follow like a tedious argument Of insidious intent These lines imply they are in a part of the city where the monotonous streets subtly lead one deeper into the abyss of debauchery. The import of imagery seems characteristic of the Vieux Carre, in New Orleans, or of Greenwich Village, in New York City. […]