by James V. Schall, S. J. | May 13, 2013
On Essays and LettersWill Cuppy (1884–1948) was born in Auburn, Indiana, and he is buried there. He attended the University of Chicago and dithered with a higher degree. He wrote a number of books, the first of which I have. It is called How to Get from January to...
by Pedro Blas González | May 13, 2013
Pedro Blas González Part Two of Two. Click here for Part One.Plato’s idea of a teacher does not necessarily mean a schoolteacher. Effective teachers are those who are up to the aforementioned task of facilitation—but the burden falls on the student. There must exist a...
by Pedro Blas González | May 5, 2013
Pedro Blas González The true lover of learning then must from his earliest youth, as far as in him lies, desire all truth. —Plato Part One of Two.In the allegory of the cave, perhaps Plato’s most famous image, in Book VII of the Republic, the philosopher sets out on...
by George H. Nash | Apr 29, 2013
The Conservative Mind, From Burke to Santayana by Russell Kirk. South Bend, Indiana: Gateway Editions, 1978. $5.95 in paperback. Sixth revised edition.For the radical libertarian, “it usually begins with Ayn Rand.” So, at least, claimed a book of that title published...
by Chuck Chalberg | Apr 28, 2013
Coolidge by Amity Shlaes. HarperCollins, 2013. Hardback, 565 pages, $35. Coolidge. The title is as spare and direct as the subject. Building on her previous book, The Forgotten Man, Amity Shlaes might have added “The Forgotten President.” Then again, perhaps she...
by James V. Schall, S. J. | Apr 21, 2013
On Essays and LettersOn my desk, I have a copy of the 2003 Penguin edition of Samuel Johnson, Selected Essays. When I turn on my computer to warm up, I have about two minutes of reading, which I do at random from Johnson. It is amazing what you find in Johnson. He was...
