Anton Chekhov: An Author Profile
Chekhov is celebrated for his eponymous gun, but his writing is more like a knife, sharpened to razor-like simplicity.
The Great Conversation: Wisdom—Part III
Scholars the world over will, doubtless, agree that the greatest artistic embodiment of wisdom in the last hundred years (perhaps, in the last five hundred) was Bugs Bunny.
Elie Wiesel
Our society has stereotypes of both atheists and religious people; Wiesel sounds more like a Charles Williams character: “Asked if he were a pessimist or an optimist, he replied that he was an optimist and hated it.”
The Great Conversation: Wisdom—Part II
The Great Conversation: Wisdom—Part II By Gabriel Blanchard Having discussed wisdom as a synonym for knowledge, we may shift to wisdom as a form of moral goodness. As …
St. Jerome
We might accuse St. Jerome of many faults—most of them connected with his severe disposition and hot temper—but he cannot be denied a singular presence and style.
CLT10 National Award Winner Spotlight: Gwynith Hayden
In preparation for the release of the CLT10 awards in September of 2023, CLT is celebrating some of our past National Award Winners! This post celebrates Gwynith Hayden, a rising junior at Thomas Aquinas College.
The Great Conversation: Subject
Education is debatable: that much is old news. But what is the stuff being debated?
How Do You Say …
How Do You Say … English is a tricky language, and its spelling seems to have been designed by somebody who didn’t like people. Combine that with (to …
John Stuart Mill
John Stuart Mill An Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard Despite coming late in its history, Mill may have been the single most potent shaper of classical Liberal political …