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Philosopher Edward Feser, on why scientism — the view that science is the only valid way of knowing — is philosophically incoherent: Part I here, part II here. Excerpt: Why would anyone be attracted to such a bizarre and muddleheaded view? The answer–to paraphrase a remark made by Ludwig Wittgenstein in another context–is that “a…

One thing I regret about not having cable TV is that I don’t get to see programs like HBO’s “The Pacific,” which debuts on Sunday. It’s a World War II Marine Corps series based in part on E.B. Sledge’s classic memoir, “With the Old Breed.” I noticed this excerpt from the Washington Post’s favorable review…

Don’t feel too sorry for Greece in its financial agony. Get a load of this: ATHENS — Vasia Veremi may be only 28, but as a hairdresser in Athens, she is keenly aware that, under a current law that treats her job as hazardous to her health, she has the right to retire with a…

The Kansas City school board finally got around to doing what ought to have been done years ago: close about half of the city’s public schools. It’s quite a shock to the city, and understandably so; to lose half your schools in a stroke is an astonishing blow. But this has been a long time…
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