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June 2018

June 30, 2018

“Justice is for the Strong Only” (Summer in the Republic 25!)

“Winning is it’s own justification,” say many about to commit a monstrous act. For a...

June 29, 2018

Shattered with Hope: Gina Pastore

Picking Up My Shattered Pieces is the book you should take with you on vacation this...

June 28, 2018

SUMMER BLOCKBUSTER: Money and Acclaim versus the Love of Wisdom (Summer in the Republic 24)

My idea for a summer blockbuster: Could Philosophy Woman defeat the villains Money and Acclaim...

June 27, 2018

Don’t marry an angry man. (Summer in the Republic 23)

My wife Hope, The Fairest Flower in all Christendom, gave our daughters an unbendable rule:...

June 26, 2018

Searching without Knowing (Summer in the Republic 22)

Americans have many good traits: we like practical solutions, but every virture has a corresponding...

June 25, 2018

Bellowing is not Good (Summer in the Republic 21)

Don’t bellow. Do discuss, argue, be passionate. Unleash bellowing and you have let slip the...

June 24, 2018

How to Deal with the Tyrannical Teacher (Summer in the Republic 20)

Work for a tyrant and if you survive, you learn a great deal, but at...

June 23, 2018

In Politics and Any Kind of Leadership: Beware the Beast Man (Summer in the Republic 19)

Politicians in a republic are not usual natural aristocrats. To get enough people to vote...

June 22, 2018

The Rich and Powerful Or Their Parasites Wish to Redefine Justice (Summer in the Republic 18)

Saint James said of the rich and powerful: Is it not the rich who are...

June 21, 2018

A Just Man Cannot Harm Anyone (Republic 17)

A just man cannot harm anyone. That command seems impossible or at least Utopian: the...

June 20, 2018

Hope: Good Indeed (Summer in the Republic 16) With Bonus JANE EYRE!

With God’s blessing, we can go from seeming to be good to being good. The...

June 19, 2018

A Good Discussion Needs Three Things (Summer in the Republic 15)

Socrates made many people mad and ended up dying for his love of wisdom. His...

June 18, 2018

Avoid Thoughtless Quoting (Summer in the Republic 14)

The thoughtless often go looking for a thought by quoting someone thoughtful. We receive a...

June 17, 2018

Don’t Give Up, Keep Pursuing Truth: Be an Alamo Thinker (Summer in the Republic 13)

“Never surrender.” The underrated classic Galaxy Quest gets a laugh from the motto, though the...

June 16, 2018

The Wise Dad versus the Big Head Dad (Summer in the Republic 12)

I have a great dad, many people (I have discovered) do not. A great father...

June 15, 2018

Do Justice, Know Justice (Summer in the Republic 11)

A small child can get cookies from the cookie jar, even if she should not,...

June 14, 2018

A Man of Easier Virtue (Summer in the Republic 10)

Satan cannot produce blessings and so his ancient trick is to make blessings a snare....

June 13, 2018

You Can Learn From Anyone Even the Big Head (Summer in the Republic 9)

Work at a non-profit and you will eventually meet The Big Head: the person who...

June 12, 2018

On Grinding Poverty, Old Age, and the Good Life (Summer in the Republic 8)

“Even a good man will find it difficult to cope with old age in poverty.”...

June 11, 2018

Old Age as Freedom? (Summer in the Republic 7)

America is a young country in love with youthfulness. We do not honor the old...

June 10, 2018

Questions for the Old and Young (Summer in the Republic 6)

I am in the youth of old age. So says my mother and she is...

June 09, 2018

Don’t Get a Big Head if You Can Help It (Summer in the Republic 5)

When I was a boy, there was an expression about someone who had too high...

June 08, 2018

That would be new! (A Summer in the Republic 4)

Summertime! When I was a little boy, I was blessed to get the long days...

June 07, 2018

How Democracy Dies (Summer in The Republic 3)

Democracy dies in the light looking around for edutainment, hoping for an enlightenment that is...

June 05, 2018

Look for Truth Yourself (Summer in the Republic 2)

Busy people wish to short circuit learning, but there is not a fast way to...

June 02, 2018

Even the Thracians Were Good (Summer in the Republic 1)

Prejudice means we often get what we expect. The oppressed are clever enough to give...

May 2018

May 27, 2018

Wrong, Not Just Because We Think So

Graduation time brings out the inspirational quote. One quotation keeps showing up, disasterous advice and...

May 24, 2018

The Restless Wave: Praising John McCain, American Hero- Warts and All

I have come to praise John McCain, not to condemn him. May God grant him...

May 22, 2018

What is to be done with Alcibiades?

The great thing about smart friends is they remind you of things. A classics professor...

May 15, 2018

Do Not Be Conformed (Applying MLK Today!)

“Success, recognition, and conformity are the bywords of the modern world where everyone seems to...