It is no secret that we all at Current love books. It’s a rather extreme sort of love, which leads grown men and women to reflect on a regular basis just where else in this house, overflowing as it is […]
Singing songs about Jerusalem
Holy Week centers on historical events that took place in Jerusalem almost 2,000 years ago. This reality makes demands of us.
INTERVIEW: John Fea on Why Study History
It’s an antidote to narcissism and a pathway to change
Blessing of Unicorns: AI does peer review; walls, walls, walls; family; and Ovid
AI does peer review; walls, walls, walls; family; and Ovid.
The kids who get left behind: Emma Green’s article on Classical Education raises important questions about American education as a whole
Emma Green’s New Yorker piece raises important questions with implications that go beyond Classical Education.
Blessing of Unicorns: historic bathrooms, relationships, war, and a job in Antarctica
In this roundup, stories about historic bathrooms, relationships, war, and a very promising job opening in Antarctica.
On this International Women’s Day, celebrate by reading women
The intellectual world of those whose reading diet does not regularly include the work of women is greatly impoverished.
What’s next for Russia?
All is not well in Russia. The unknown future, however, should worry us even more.
The Donut Principle of Democracy
Recognizing the sweet taste of compromise
The Blessing of Unicorns: Byzantine mini mosaics, busyness, the language of flowers, and more
Mysterious Byzantine mini mosaics, translating ancient epics, Mike Cosper’s new book, women of the Superbowl, valorizing busyness, pregnancy as disease (or not!), and the language of flowers.
A Blessing of Unicorns (02/23/2024)
This week’s unicorns include maggots on a plane, WaPo on squirrels, oldest lipstick, Flannery O’Connor, marriage penalties, toxic productivity, the future of the humanities, and the second anniversary of Russia’s invasion of Ukraine.
Navalny’s death and Russia’s school of fear
Navalny’s assassination is just another class in Russia’s state-sponsored school of fear.
A Blessing of Unicorns (02/16/2024)
This week’s blessing of unicorns includes Andrey Kurkov, Cesar Chavez, Evagrius of Pontus, what/where is the Midwest anyway, home births, ancient sea monsters, and modern ferrets.
Valentine’s Day and the old academic hiring calendar
This year’s unusual combination of Valentine’s Day and Ash Wednesday brings to mind Valentine’s Day in the old academic hiring calendar.
A writer’s memento mori: on the death of a laptop
The death of a computer elicits all the feels–and awkward questions.
A Blessing of Unicorns: 02/10/2024
This week’s unicorns include new discoveries in the history of the Roman Empire, homemaking, medical care as soul care, and lists.
A Blessing of Unicorns — 02/03/2024
This week’s unicorns include poetry, prose, conspiracies, and valuing human life.
Current book reviews: a (somewhat unruly) guide
A good review, like a good essay of any sort, will stay with the reader for a while. The conversation that started with the review will continue…
Blessing of Unicorns: 01/27/2024
This week’s unicorns include reads about the Holocaust, family and pregnancy, a Christian perspective on reforming criminal justice, farewell to Snow Days, and more.
Of Massacres, Genocides, and Flowers
What are the colors of Holocaust Remembrance Day?