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Could AI Hollow Out Our Humanity? Absolutely: Here's How

I recently undertook an experiment: to build a habit-tracker smartphone app from scratch, without writing a single line of code.

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Alberta's Premiere is Forging an Unabashedly Pragmatic Independence Movement

Alberta’s Premiere, Danielle Smith, announced early last month that she is rolling out legislation to enable Albertans to vote in 2026 on a proposal to…

Jun 7 •

May 2025

Neither Ireland, Nor Any Other Nation, Should Be Promoting "Climate Action" in the Public School System

As outlined on the website of Ireland’s National Council for Curriculum and Assessment (NCCA), a new Leaving Certificate subject, “Climate Action and…

May 27 •

Alasdair MacIntyre (1929-2025): A Philosopher Who Thought Against the Grain

Sadly, yesterday (22nd May 2025), Alasdair MacIntyre, one of the most influential moral philosophers of our times, and undoubtedly one of the most…

May 23 •

Join the Thinking Society this Thursday - a 6 week workshop to help you free your mind

Tired of being bombarded by political propaganda, half-truths, and logical fallacies?

May 20 •

Why the Papacy is Probably One of the Most Misunderstood Institutions of our Times

As a Catholic, I am often struck by the fact that the papacy is one of the most misunderstood institutions of our times.

May 16 •

What It's Like to Be "Off the Grid" for Nine Hours

On Monday, 28th of April at 12:33pm, lights went out across Spain and Portugal, as over 50 million people were abruptly severed from the electric grid…

May 6 •

The Old Systems Are Crumbling: My Interview with Dan Astin-Gregory

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May 4 •

April 2025

How Did a Man Put to Death as a Common Criminal Change the Course of Human History?

For millions of Christians across the world, Easter is the culmination of the mystery of their faith: the triumph of life over death, of goodness over…

Apr 19 •

Teachers Must Do All They Can To Avert an AI-Facilitated Intellectual Dark Age

I remember watching a Youtube interview with a highly intelligent and observant entrepreneur, who cheerfully predicted that the time would come when AI…

Apr 5 •

March 2025

Embracing Fragility

When I was in my twenties, death and disease seemed completely unreal to me.

Mar 23 •

USAID's High Jinks Highlight the Vulnerability of Citizens' Property and Income to Big Government

Trump’s new cost-cutting department D.O.G.E (“Department of Government Efficiency”), spearheaded by Elon Musk, has really put the cat among the pigeons…

Mar 6 •

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