The Problem with Simplicity

Zartman is not concerned with simplicity of life, but with simplicity of thought. Read “Against Being Simple.” One of the reactions to sophisticated doctrinal debates that provokes me is this cry of simplicity. “Why must we be philosophical?” The...

Minor Differences, Big Rivalries

Ever notice how some of the most bitter conflict occur between groups that are almost indistinguishable, but that differ in minor ways? Brett and Kate McKay address this phenomenon at The Art of Manliness. They aren’t writing about fundamentalism, but they could...