From where did/do I derive my political ideas: Reason, tradition, emotion, et cetera? Have I ever returned to study, and possibly challen...

For the 500th post, fulfilling a kind request with thanks. Your favorite virtue? courage Your favorite qualities in a man? self-control...

Manus  is one of the more unusual words with which the young Latinist must contend. As one might expect,  manus means hand, but it also by ...

Something about celebration invites abuse. Atheists mock Christmas, anarchists mock Election Day, pacifists Veteran's Day. Irked by the...

Welcome to Part Five of our series on the rhetoric of American presidential inaugural addresses. Please feel free to take a peek at the pr...

Everyone likes to declare something dead. Conservatives rejoice at the diagnosis so the idea can be lamented and progressives celebrate as ...

Update: This video after several thousand views was blocked by Viacom, evidently because they don't understand the concept of fair use....

I'd like to take a quick peek at an article which a friend brought to my attention this afternoon . I would preface with the fact tha...