If you ask what education means to people, most will think “school.” If they are jaded, “debt.” But for the first great American family, it was much more than this. In his autobiography, “The Education of Henry Adams,” the author describes growing up within a celebrated lineage that, by his lifetime, had become a cultural…
Seneca: How to Endure Suffering Well
Many people today feel powerless. Facing events beyond their control, from wars to environmental problems, they regress into themselves, adopting a philosophy of self-satisfaction as a way of sidestepping despair. Often tied to this is a belief that quantum physics rules the universe: If nothing is out there other than particles and quarks, why not…
Rewind, Review, and Re-Rate: ‘The Current War: Director’s Cut’: The Battle for Control of the World’s Power Grid
PG-13 | 1h 47min | Drama, Biography, History | 25 October 2019 (USA) In most cases, when a feature film release is delayed for more than two years, it’s for one of three reasons. It’s either a stinker that no one wants and the studio wishes to get it off the books, it was made by a studio that ran out of…
‘The Hound of Heaven’ by Francis Thompson, Poet of Grace
I fled Him, down the nights and down the days; I fled Him, down the arches of the years; I fled Him, down the labyrinthine ways Of my own mind; and in the mist of tears I hid from Him, and under running laughter. So begins “The Hound of Heaven.” The narrator of this poem…
Full Steam Ahead: Mark Twain’s Short Story, ‘Mark Twain: A Child’s Biography’
The haphazard, changing nature of life can make it difficult to stay true to one’s self. But if we surrender to change, we sacrifice our chance to find our destiny. In his short story, “Mark Twain: A Child’s Biography,” Mark Twain (or Samuel Clemens) shows how he stayed true to himself throughout all of life’s…
Douglas Murray’s ‘Uncancelled History’ Series Pushes Back on Presentism
March 13, 2023
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Douglas Murray, the famed political commentator and author of the bestselling book “The War on the West,” has recently completed a 10 episode podcast and YouTube series entitled “Uncancelled History.” Murray, never intimidated by difficult or controversial topics, introduced the podcast season with the lightning rod subject of Robert E. Lee, the famous general of…
How Jemima Boone and the Callaway Girls Outsmarted Their Captors
Sunday, July 14, 1776: Jemima Boone, the 13-year-old daughter of American pioneer Daniel Boone, along with two other friends, was captured outside of her settlement by a small war party consisting of Cherokees and Shawnees. A few days later, thanks to the dedication of her father and to her and her friends’ bravery and quick…
The World’s Fastest Cyclist, Major Taylor, Prioritized Principles Over Fame
On November 26, 1878, two days before Thanksgiving, Gilbert and Saphronia Taylor welcomed their fourth child, Marshall, into the world. Gilbert, a Union veteran of the Civil War, had moved his family to Indianapolis only a few years after the war ended and his home state of Kentucky began issuing new restrictions on blacks. Indianapolis…
The Gifts of a Slave: St. Patrick, Ireland, and Western Civilization
A shamrock worn on the shirt or blouse. A mug of green beer. Traditional Irish music mingling with the laughter and shouts in a pub. Parades and pageants with Irish step dancing, leprechauns, and spectators decked out in green clothing. The celebration of Saint Patrick’s Day is long entwined with the American past. The first…
Online Series Review: ‘A Spy Among Friends’
2023 | TV-MA | 6 episodes | Spy Thriller They were the most privileged upper crust of British society. Sir Anthony Blunt was even the third cousin of the Queen Mum. However, the members of the so-called “Cambridge Five” spy ring were all committed communists, who betrayed their country to the Soviet Union. MI6 Intelligence…
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