Original poetry, essays, and cultural reflections.
1. Jamais dans ces beaux lieux, from Armide, by Gluck. 2.See the Conqu’ring Hero Comes, from Joshua, by Handel. 3. L’Amour nous dede la victoire, from Isbe, by Jean-Joseph de Mondonville. Background on These Selections: Learn about Armide. Learn about…
Here are a few classical selections that I hope will lift your spirits or keep them high! 1. Canon Triplex, Benedetto Marcello. 2. Fuor Di Periglio Di Fiero Artiglio, Duet from Floridante, Handel. 3. All’orror delle procelle, Aria from Riccardo…
Dale Ahlquist, The Story of the Family: G.K. Chesterton on the Only State That Creates And Loves Its Own Citizens Public schools Two-income families Birth Control Abortion Divorce These cultural institutions are so commonplace that, with the exception of abortion,…
Tolstoy’s last major work was A Calendar of Wisdom, Daily Thoughts to Nourish the Soul. He wrote many of the sayings, and included or adapted those of many others. Often cited names include Marcus Aurelius, Cicero, Confucius, Emerson, Goethe, Kant,…
There is one type of criticism that is constructive, when people criticize you to help you. There is another type of criticism, when people criticize you to help themselves. The things we hate in other people sometimes turn out to…