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  • February 14, 2014
    From The American Conservative, my appreciation of the decentralist Republican (yes, they do exist) John McClaughry of Vermont.
  • February 13, 2014
    Apparently, physical activity combats depression. It's nice that we have studies to tell us these things. Meanwhile, this piece describes…
  • February 13, 2014
    We are pleased to announce the coming Ciceronian Society Conference, March 27-29, 2014, at Mount Saint Mary's University, Emmitsburg, MD. Scholars…
  • February 12, 2014
    “Duty-bound, Aeneas, though he struggled with desire To calm and comfort her in all her pain, To speak to her…
  • February 7, 2014
    Just finished reading a beautifully written, if unsettling, comic gem: The Disaster Artist, an account of the making of the…
  • February 7, 2014
    My second collection of poems, The Violent and the Fallen, is now available on amazon.com, and directly from the publisher. Those interested…
  • February 6, 2014
    Apparently, small-scale chicken farms in Utah have been shut down by meat inspectors recently. The reason appears to be that…
  • February 6, 2014
    A good fire might even save a marriage... “Fire is a capital article. To have no fire, or a bad…
  • February 4, 2014
    According to this piece, online grocery shopping is on the up and up. Meanwhile, this article describes something similar happening…
  • January 30, 2014
    A version of the long-expected farm bill has passed the House of Representatives. This piece sees the bill as an…
  • January 29, 2014
    “But would the father have the heart to work if he didn’t have his children? If it weren’t for the…
  • January 28, 2014
    The news has been abuzz recently with Pope Francis's comments that the internet could be utilized to encourage community. Meanwhile,…