Rush Limbaugh, the Great Books, and Logic in Action
One of my favorite things about Rush Limbaugh is that he doesn’t take himself too seriously, and pokes fun at those who do…while speaking to current events.
18th Century Virginia Musings
Tag: Great Books
Supreme Court Justice Clarence Thomas Autobiography
One of the books my son and I read for our rhetoric 20th century studies was the autobiography, Clarence Thomas: My Grandfather’s Son.
Napoleon of the West organizes Progressive Dinner 1900-1920
Christy Huddleston, a teacher in the Smokey Mountains, Isabella Hagnar, first White House social secretary, and Captain Eddie Rickenbacker, WWI Flying Ace.
My daughter’s Costume to present the Renaissance at College
My daughter wore a Venetian gown I had sewn to college for her architecture presentation in her Renaissance art, literature, and history class.
Rhetoric Literature Study: Shakespeare, did he or didn’t he?
Not understanding the rigors of classical education, critics argue that Shakespeare did not write the plays, because he only had a grammar school education.
Machiavelli’s misunderstood treatise of The Prince
Reading this book in context of history, I don’t agree with the commentaries that I read about The Prince, accosting Machiavelli for his evil, ruthless spirit.
Shipwrecked with Odysseus: IEW Rescues the Arguable Thesis
Although most writing curriculum say to write astrong arguable thesis, I’ve only found IEW to define and clearly explain how to do it.
Celebrating dialectic classical history studies completion
After changing from our costumes, we gathered for an interview of the impact four years of dialectic classical history study had brought to us.
Meeting Nathaniel Hawthorne, Concord Author
As we approached the Wayside House, we saw a man in 19th century attire slowly strolling outside while reading a book. I soon learned he’s a bit elusive.
Thomas Jefferson and Lafayette 1824
While preparing lessons for the 1830 revolutions in Europe, I stumbled on another Conversation hosted by Thomas Jefferson, this time with Lafayette.
