America Cannot Be The ‘United’ States Without Common Goals
Aristotle argues friendships built on pleasure or utility will not last. The same could be said for America’s political movements. We need common virtue.
Why Tarantino’s ‘Once Upon A Time’ Is A Tribute To Masculine Heroism
At least Tarantino has his characters worshiping at the right altar: the classic Hollywood films of a bygone era that celebrated the virtues of heroism and doing the right thing, even in the face of danger.
How ‘Stranger Things’ Swapped Friendship For Cheap Feminism
In the third season of Netflix’s ‘Stranger Things,’ the story is centered on eroticism instead of friendship.
This Group Got Black Lives Matter And Tea Party Leaders To Talk. Can The Rest Of Us?
‘I don’t know at what point we moved from disagreeing with the argument to hating the person, and that scared me. I decided I have to do something,’ says this Better Angels delegate.
‘Booksmart’ Finally Provides The World A Empowered-Girl Teen Buddy Movie
With one last night of high school ahead of them before graduation, these ‘Booksmart’ girls decide to get crazy, with big goals.
After My Social Justice Friends Dropped Me For Not Being PC Enough, Conservatives Took Me In
Say the wrong thing or associate with the wrong person, and the left will lose you. It seems today’s conservatives are more moderate than today’s liberals.
‘How To Train Your Dragon’ 3 Illustrates The Power Of Prioritizing Marriage Over Friends
This family film underscores a type of love that doesn’t die after stepping aside. Instead, mundane mystery that it is, friendship becomes fulfilled and glorified when it makes way for life.
This Christmas, Don’t Forget To Reach Out To Your Struggling Friends
The holidays present a wonderful, idyllic (and idealized) opportunity to gather and reunite with friends and distant loved ones, but can also heighten a sense of isolation.
Why It’s Very Difficult For Men And Women To Just Be Friends
Evangelical Aimee Byrd is promoting intimate friendships between opposite-sex Christians as a way to bond spiritually while modeling that men and women can be close without bad behavior.
Why You Can Never Truly Take The ‘Batsh-ttery’ Out Of Social Media
Viral tweet: ‘Before the internet, everyone…thought most other ppl weren’t batsh-t.. Once we could all see how batsh-t everyone else was, we gave up the old charade.’ Not quite.
Let’s Respond Generously To The Black Dad Who Worries About His Kids Befriending White Kids
Those of us of every race and political perspective must stop looking at everything written about race as an opportunity to call the other side the real racists.
We’re In Love With ‘Stranger Things’ Because We’re Yearning For That Kind Of Friendship
Hopefulness, genuine friendship, and self-sacrifice. That is what make this show meaningful. Small-town virtues.
Selena Gomez Is Right: Instagram Can’t Foster True Friendship
Social media is a useful tool for cultivating relationships—but it shouldn’t be our means of communication or vulnerability. That can only happen offline.
‘Detectorists’ Celebrates Male Friendship In An Era Of Its Decline
Every man needs a best friend, and it’s not a dog. Doing so makes men and the world better. ‘Detectorists’ depicts such a friendship between two working-class British blokes.
Are Your Pretend Allergies And Faddish Diet Preferences Selfish?
If it’s that bad for a world-class chef, just consider what a strain such demands can be on ordinary home chefs who find unforseen — and completely unnecessary — diet obstacles among guests.
Unless Feminism Doesn’t Support Women’s Choices, Charlotte York Is Not Anti-Feminist
A Marie Claire writer insists ‘Sex and the City’ character Charlotte York is an ‘anti-feminist.’ This just goes to show how narrow minded and dour feminism can be.
The Mike Pence Rule Is Great For Him But Not For Everyone
Surely it should be possible to respect marriage without self-selecting out of professional opportunities, or wishing my male friends au revoir?
What Happens When Socialization Shifts From Front Porches To Coffee Shops
The contemporary coffee shop has become a setting where we go to do our work, browse the Internet, or carry out another kind of activity that entails little to no interaction with others.
6 Ways To Love Your Infertile Friend
My friend asked me how to balance honesty about the difficulties of fertility with sympathy for her friends who couldn’t have kids. Here are some ideas.
At Last Peter Lawler Can Talk To Vaclav Benda And Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn In Person
The renowned and sought-after scholar was more than an intellectual giant—he was a humble and considerate friend as well.
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