Orwell: An Author Profile
OrwellAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown Honesty is not always welcome, in either the halls of power or the salons of culture; but there can be no art […]
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The Great Conversation: Progress
The Great Conversation: Progress By Gabriel Blanchard The idea of progress is one of the most influential—and distinctive—qualities of the modern age. The idea of progress colors the
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Arendt: An Author Profile
ArendtAn Author Profile By Noah Farley Arendt’s work on the nature of evil remains dreadfully relevant in the twenty-first century. The twentieth century bore the fruit of the
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Anthony: An Author Profile
AnthonyAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown Is it merely coincidence that Lady Liberty is a lady? Women’s suffrage is so ordinary to us, the very phrase “women’s suffrage”
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Student Essay: Abiding Rights
Student Essay: Abiding Rights By Ellery Toman We tend to think of the Bill of Rights as an innovation, but it builds upon a thriving tradition in English
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Solzhenitsyn: An Author Profile
SolzhenitsynAn Author Profile By Gabriel Blanchard An author who saw most of the twentieth century from the vantage point of two of the greatest world powers, Solzhenitsyn offers
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The Great Conversation: Democracy
The Great Conversation: Democracy By Matt McKeown Almost every nation in the world today calls itself a democracy, and almost none agree on how to define the term.
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The Great Conversation: Revolution
The Great Conversation: Revolution By Matt McKeown Is revolution indeed condoned by “the Laws of Nature and of Nature’s God”? The United States, and in fact almost every
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Hegel: An Author Profile
HegelAn Author Profile By Matt McKeown Though his philosophy seems to be the airiest and most abstract of any thinker, we grapple with the consequences of Hegel’s ideas
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The Great Conversation: Labor
The Great Conversation: Labor By Gabriel Blanchard We know Labor Day as a popular holiday, but what exactly is it celebrating? Labor—or as we more often call it,
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