Blessing of Unicorns: Featuring fairy tales with the gory bits left in, books, exvangelicals, summer, and Roman battle scenes in movies.
The Arena
Interview: Joshua Kinlaw on the classics and classical education
Classical Education’s best motto: “Let the kids read!”
Who’s at fault? They-a culpa, mea culpa
Underestimating Trump has gotten us here.
The life you save may be your own
Our first duty isn’t the great affairs of nations, but to attend to our own soul and the good of our neighbors.
The art of living: Angela Lansbury
Some celebrities are exemplars in many ways, but the public is less aware.
This summer: low in cost, high in fun
Yes, activities that are low-cost but offer much fun are possible this summer!
“Popular information”
An alleged Christian Nationalist training program for Florida public school teachers may be a nothing-burger after all.
Daniel K. Williams reviews “Two Visions for an Evangelical Reformation” in Christian Scholar’s Review
In their recent books, Russell Moore and Karen Swallow Prior offer two visions for an evangelical reformation.
The quiet death of an academic Classics journal
What does the death of Ramus mean for publishing in the humanities?
Interview: Miles Smith’s Religion and Republic: Christian America from the Founding to the Civil War
The Early Republic saw religion or faith—not “churches” per se—as worthwhile and important for a healthy society.
Blessing of Unicorns: A Tudor Castle, reading Ukrainian and Classical literature, the intact mind, and Mary Cassatt at work
This week’s unicorns: A Tudor Castle lost and found, reading Ukrainian and Classical literature, deep reading, the intact mind, and Mary Cassatt at work in the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
Counterpoint: celebrities talking politics—let them eat cake
When it comes to talking politics, celebrities do not always get it right, but neither do the rest of us.
Interview with Dan Williams on Politics of the Cross, paperback release
Tomorrow is the paperback release of Politics of the Cross. How well did this book age since 2021? Find out in this interview.
A “just peace” for both Israel and the Palestinians
Christians who love both Israel and the Palestinians should support “just peacemaking.”
Baseball, life, and honest reporting
What makes a good, honest reporter? Someone who neither minimizes nor maximizes a walk but sees, writes, and leaves the prophecy to others.
Without fear or favor: the D.A. who convicted a president
The story of the D.A. who secured President Trump’s recent conviction is worth examining in more detail.
What is “election interference”?
Claims of “election interference” right now are exactly the same as claims of the “stolen election” in November 2020.
Headlines and fault lines
Headlines following yesterday afternoon’s Trump trial verdict show political differences.
Blessing of Unicorns: Summer Dreaming
What do unicorns do in the summer?
Wollstonecraft, Austen, and femininity
Did Jane Austen read Mary Wollstonecraft? If so, what did she learn?