A reminder to critics of homeschooling: homeschooling happens at home, and that is important.
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A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup
This is a good week to remember that unicorns are, among other things, a symbol of peace.
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Israelās Liturgy of National Suffering
A long crimson thread links the present to the past
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A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup
Why did the unicorn cross the road? To get to the rest of the herd! Behold this week's Arena links roundup.
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Are you editing or baking with small children?
Sometimes you really just can't tell
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Childrenās classics find a new life in Classical languages
Latin and Greek translations of beloved children's classics are a trend worth celebrating.
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A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup
Soviet Jews and Ukraine, things one writes in prison, compassionate conservatism, American utopias, and saying no to paganism
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What I am reading: reminders from literary introverts
Literary introverts remind us of cosmic truths
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Colleges with the highest percentage of homeschoolers
Yesterday on his blog, John Fea highlighted the chart that sociologist Ryan Burge had generated from the study done by FIRE (Foundation for Individual Rights and Expression) about colleges with the highest percentage of students who had been homeschooled. First,...
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A blessing of unicorns: Higher ed, Homeric deodorant, competitive sleeping, and the peace of an uncluttered room
Many unicorns band together to form a blessing for your Saturday. In a nod to the conclusion of Currentās two-week forum on higher education, there are more recommendations on this topic than usual. But first, Homeric deodorant… *** Giving every...
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The pumpkinification of autumn: recipes edition
A couple of weeks ago I wrote about the pumpkinification of autumnāthis annual season, peculiar to the United States, that lasts precisely from midnight on September 1st to approximately sunset on Thanksgiving Day, and that requires pumpkin (or, at least,...
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The tale of two colleges
It was the best of times. It was the worst of times. I would like to tell here the tale of two colleges or universitiesāreally, the tale of two types of college right now, but we are going to go...
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FORUM: What Does Higher Education Need Now? Part Two
This is one crisis that must not go to waste
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Utilitarianism, higher education, and pricing human life
Recently, my eight-year-old son has become mildly obsessed with the nineteenth-century English philosopher Jeremy Bentham. Inspiring my son to write his own illustrated last will and testament, upon his death Bentham bequeathed his body to science, requesting that following a...
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A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup
Many unicorns in one civilized place form a blessing for your Saturday. Here is this weekās herd, corralled all together: *** Louise Perryās latest for First Things, āWe Are Repaganizing,ā is the most important thing I read this week. A...
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The Rustling Ones
Hannah Szenes helps us hear the sounds of a still, small voice
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A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup
One unicorn may just be a figment of your imagination: did you even see it? But many unicorns put together form a blessing. *** Letās start with a news story that my children, who have been digging up the backyard...
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The pumpkinification of autumn
āTis the season of pumpkin spice and everything nice. At midnight on September 1st, it happened again, just as it does every year in recent memory: the pumpkinification of autumn. The term is one, I should note, that existed already...
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A blessing of unicorns: a weekly roundup
Many geese form a gaggle, many rabbits form a fluffle, and a group of unicorns forms a blessing. As we gear up for the long weekend, here are this weekās unusual unicorn-worthy reads, coming to you on a Friday instead...
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Reflections on Russell Mooreās Losing Our Religion
If you have spent any time in evangelical circles, Russell Moore requires no introduction. A former professor and dean at the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary, he was for eight years the President of the Southern Baptist Conventionās Ethics and Religious...
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