The Family & the Orchard: The Story of Civilization in the “Odyssey”
y Mitchell Kalpakgian on Sep 13, 2022 02:30 pm
The planting of trees in the orchard—the passing down of tradition, of the moral wisdom of the past, of the torch of life, and of the beauty of life’s simplest but richest and pleasures—produces the great harvest of joy that culminates in the final chapters of the "Odyssey." Editor’s Note: This is the final essay ...
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y Mitchell Kalpakgian on Sep 13, 2022 02:30 pm
The planting of trees in the orchard—the passing down of tradition, of the moral wisdom of the past, of the torch of life, and of the beauty of life’s simplest but richest and pleasures—produces the great harvest of joy that culminates in the final chapters of the "Odyssey." Editor’s Note: This is the final essay ...
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Kristin Lavransdatter in a Nutshell
The power and profundity of Kristen Lavransdatter has as its source the author’s profound understanding of the meaning of life.
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The power and profundity of Kristen Lavransdatter has as its source the author’s profound understanding of the meaning of life.
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Islam’s Lessons for Liberalism by jeffrey bristol
The concern for liberty in Islamic political thought is often overlooked.
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The concern for liberty in Islamic political thought is often overlooked.
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Why Should We Study War
Featuring Victor Davis Hanson via PolicyEdThe academic discipline of military history is in decline, but it must be revived to understand how to prevent wars from occurring. Pretending that wars are a relic of the past ignores recent and distant conflicts and makes unrealistic assumptions about human nature. The notion that wars can be prevented by technological advancement, money, education, or good intentions must be abandoned.
Featuring Victor Davis Hanson via PolicyEdThe academic discipline of military history is in decline, but it must be revived to understand how to prevent wars from occurring. Pretending that wars are a relic of the past ignores recent and distant conflicts and makes unrealistic assumptions about human nature. The notion that wars can be prevented by technological advancement, money, education, or good intentions must be abandoned.
Writing in the Wall Street Journal, Phil Gramm and John F. Early offer compelling evidence that Americans near the bottom of the income scale ultimately receive as much, if not more, income as those at the middle. Correcting the Census Bureau's income measure to account for taxes and transfer payments, Gramm and Early find roughly equal incomes among the bottom 60 percent of American households, despite those near the bottom working far less than those at the middle. On September 12, AEI President Robert Doar will join Gramm and Early for a conversation about their upcoming book, The Myth of American Inequality: How Government Biases Policy Debate (Rowman & Littlefield, 2022).
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