The Spirited Reasoner

Commentators often use words like “left wing” and “right wing” to describe the two dominant factions in American political life.  People on the left (or “progressives”) often describe themselves as…

It is the hope of the Spirited Reasoner that the practice of reflection–taking time out of one’s busy life to simply experience life without judgment or mental interaction–appears to be…

During my tenure as a university president, I told key members of my executive team to hold me to a standard of what I called “principled leadership.”  My version of…

Most of us learned about such topics as the “Age of Reason,” the “Renaissance,” and the “Enlightenment” in high school, or possibly as late as college.  What these topics should…