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Book Review: ‘How to Stop a Conspiracy: An Ancient Guide to Saving a Republic’

June 28, 2022
"How to Stop a Conspiracy""The War with Catiline"Arts & CulturebooksBrightJosiah OsgoodLife & TraditionSallust
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Princeton University Press is putting its best foot forward by using an old foot. The press’s ongoing collection entitled “Ancient Wisdom for Modern Readers” has a new addition with “How to Stop a Conspiracy: An Ancient Guide to Saving a Republic.” Josiah Osgood, professor and chair of classics at Georgetown University, has written a new…

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Book Review: ‘The President’s Man: The Memoirs of Nixon’s Trusted Aide’

June 25, 2022
“The President’s Man: The Memoirs of Nixon’s Trusted Aide”Arts & CulturebooksBrightDwight ChapinLife & TraditionRichard NixonWatergate
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The 1960s and 1970s were a turbulent time in the United States. As turbulent as those times were, the past decade seems to be a mirror image of those years. While reading Dwight Chapin’s memoir “The President’s Man: The Memoirs of Nixon’s Trusted Aide,” one begins to view the modern political world through his historical…

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Epoch Booklist: Recommended Reading for June 24–30

June 24, 2022
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This week’s picks feature the novel that started the “Jurassic Park” craze and a biography of possibly the two best engineers of the 19th century. Fiction The Nightmare of Bioengineering ‘Jurassic Park: A Novel’ By Michael Crichton The newest—and “wokest”—addition to the Jurassic series is in theaters, so we recommend going back to where it…

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Something for Summer Reading: ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’ by William Shakespeare

June 22, 2022
"A Midsummer Night's Dream"Arts & CultureArts & TraditionbooksBottomBrightPerforming ArtsPuckWilliam Shakespeare
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Summer is not only a season that people love, but it is also a season where people fall in love. Warm temperatures encourage warm temperaments, and summer love is a thrill that most have some happy memory of, memories that are often like dreams. What person does not look back on the laughing, lovesick capers…

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Children’s Books: 3 Great Reads to Counter Summer Boredom

June 21, 2022
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Summer break free time can bring almost endless opportunities for adventures and fun, but the long-awaited release from the school year’s structure can also lead to boredom. Here are three books to suggest when you’re met with this summer’s chorus of “I’m bored.” While you may not want your child to perfectly mimic the characters…

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Book Review: ‘Fossil Future: Why Global Human Flourishing Requires More Oil, Coal, and Natural Gas—Not Less’

June 21, 2022
Alex EpsteinAnalysisArts & CulturebooksBrightDemocratsdisinformationEnvironmentExecutive Branchfossil fuelshuman flourishingLifestyleOpinionPoliticsScienceUSUS News
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It’s easy to see why the legacy media has placed a target on Alex Epstein’s back: the “Fossil Future” author fights to win. In the weeks leading up to the release of his latest book, “The Washington Post” planned to attack Epstein by labeling him a bigot. When Epstein learned about it beforehand, he struck…

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Book Review: ‘Wednesdays With Wally: Adventures With the Old Man From the All-Night Restaurant’ (2021)

June 20, 2022
"Wednesdays with Wally"Arts & CulturebooksBrightClaude HammondDr. Wilbert Lester CarrUniversity of Kentucky
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I recently had lunch with a group of lady friends. We all know each other, mostly from current or past work relationships. We’re comfortable together. There are no strangers among us and, bottom line, we’re pretty much all cut from the same cloth when it comes to what piques our interests and animates our conversations….

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Ukraine Parliament Votes in Favor of Restricting Russian Music, Books

June 20, 2022
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Russian music is set to be banned from being broadcast in Ukrainian media and on public transport after the country’s Parliament voted Sunday in favor of a new bill aimed at reducing Russia’s influence. Members of Ukraine’s Parliament, also known as the Verkhovna Rada of Ukraine, also voted on Sunday in favor of a bill that would place…

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‘An Angel in Disguise’: Strength Disguised as Weakness

June 19, 2022
"An Angel in Disguise"Arts & CultureArts & TraditionbooksBrightG.K. ChestertonT.S. ArthurThomas Aquinas
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When we think of heroes, we think of strong, brave men like Alexander the Great or Charlemagne. Such men overcome weakness and vice and learn self-control. They face trials that test their worth and overcome the desolation and misery of evil. Yet, in his short story “An Angel in Disguise,” T.S. Arthur proves that such…

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A Couple of Kings’ Couplets: How Shakespeare Uses Meter and Rhyme in ‘King Lear’

June 19, 2022
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Because we are incarnate beings, our spirits receive meaning through our bodies and their physical senses. If we don’t see (or hear or taste or smell or feel) it, we don’t believe it. We don’t even get it. To be effective, any work of art must convey meaning in some form. Poetry too—at least good…

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