A New Audience for the World’s First Author
May 6, 2024
Sophus Helle— Authors in antiquity knew from prolonged experience the labor that is needed to carry a text through time. Books do not move across centuries on their own. They… READ MORE
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Standing for Reason at the Universities
May 6, 2020
John Sexton— Over twenty-five years ago, in a speech at Saint Louis University, I focused on a too-little-noticed day in 1957, a turning point in American history: October 8, 1957…. READ MORE
Political Correctness: Are the Kids on Campus Alright?
October 2, 2019
Michael S. Roth— Over the last month, I’ve been talking with reporters, podcasters, and pundits about the quality of campus culture in the US today. I was surprised when one… READ MORE
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