Erraticus

How Sports Bridge Our Cultural Divisions

By Heather Cazad

The collective joys and sorrows of sports offer a healthy outlet for our tribal natures, and give us a safer space in which we can bridge gaps pertaining to more divisive societal arenas.

Competition Is Bad for Families but Good for Societies

By DB Krupp

Local competition—including that among siblings or neighbors—stymies cooperation and social capital, whereas global competition fosters both.

Love in the Hands of Hate Groups: The Marketing of Bigotry

By Erin Moore

Hate groups have undertaken modern marketing practices to more effectively recruit—dressing up their message in more universal language.

‘Adversarial’ Humanities Fuel Our Outrage Culture

By Alexander Bevilacqua

Literary theorists of the past half-century—who now dominate the humanities—encourage us to assume ill-intentions of one another. This contrasts with the 'empathetic' humanities, which aim for more understanding and less judging in our daily lives.

Is Jordan Peterson an Antidote Against the Pitfalls of Postmodernism?

By Jeffrey Howard

Berated by the progressive-left and criticized by academics for his imprecise conceptualization of postmodernism, Jordan Peterson attempts to counter the excesses he sees rampant in an age of grievance hysteria.

Building a Faith Community Without Belief in God

By Jeffrey Howard

Tranquil chaos surrounded me, but I fervently believed that the humanities could offer answers to the big questions. Could a commonwealth of non-believers offer the same benefits of a faith community?