Student Essay: Hector and Heroism
Student Essay: Hector and Heroism By Eamonn Flynn Achilles is the protagonist of the Iliad, but most readers see Hector as its moral “hero.” Yet is the conventional …
Civics
Hughes: The Pride of Harlem
Hughes: The Pride of Harlem By Gabriel Blanchard Human dignity perennially demands both political and artistic expression; in Langston Hughes, both impulses are revealed. Even after a hundred …
Thoreau: Defiance, Loneliness, and Beauty
Thoreau: Defiance, Loneliness, and Beauty By Travis Copeland Few authors are less timely than Thoreau, and it is in this that he is most edifying to us. Henry …
The Great Conversation: Liberty—Part II
The Great Conversation: Liberty—Part II By Gabriel Blanchard The liberties of speech and person we take for granted are part of a larger philosophic framework—one with a more …
The Great Conversation: Liberty—Part I
The Great Conversation: Liberty—Part I By Gabriel Blanchard Liberty is among the most complex and controversial topics in the Great Conversation—which is saying a lot! One of the …
A World of Thanks
A World of Thanks By Gabriel Blanchard To give thanks for a good harvest is one of the most ancient traditions in the world. Thanksgiving is sometimes thought …
Magna Carta: The Law Is King
Magna Carta: The Law Is King By Travis Copeland The supremacy of law over arbitrary government is not guaranteed by civilization, but cost immense effort to obtain. The …
Student Essay: Jail and Justice
Student Essay: Jail and Justice By Leah Alden As prisoners are out of our sight, so they are out of mind—but should they be? Few people think about …
Las Casas: The Morning Star of Human Rights
Las Casas: The Morning Star of Human Rights By Gabriel Blanchard The life of de las Casas is a study in colonialism, conversion, and zeal for justice. Born …
The Great Conversation: State
The Great Conversation:State By Gabriel Blanchard “L’état, c’est moi,” Louis XIV said: “I am the state.” But what does that mean? From Plato’s Republic right down to modern …
