As I write, Afghanistan has fallen and Bernard Lewis’s ghost is calling to us from Kabul, reminding us that he warned us as far back as 2002 that, in the eyes of the world, America is harmless as an enemy, treacherous as a friend. We should be troubled. Would you care to guess who said […]
Allow me to propose what might be the underlying moral dilemma in all our relationships, public and private: When people gain power, they become able to do bad and inconvenient things. For example, the toddler is capable of wreaking a great deal more havoc on the house than the nursing infant. Nonetheless, the essential duty
World War II was progressing in earnest 80 years ago this week, so I have been tracking it with short readings and a video series on YouTube. Last summer, Germany took over Czechoslovakia without much of a shot fired, and in September, allied with Russia, they took over Poland. Over the last month or so,
For the good of the other, that is the answer to our question. Or is it? What does that even mean? In his Nicomachean Ethics, Aristotle explains what friendship is. Perhaps understanding friendship might help us to understand the relationship between teacher and student, even if the relationship between a teacher and his student is
The heart of the difference between classical and conventional education is not in curriculum or teaching methods, though those are affected. The heart of the issue is in goals and beliefs. Our practices often entangle us so much that we can’t get back to the things that matter most. The biggest difference is theological. Conventional
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