Storytelling, context, and the glory of ancient Greece
Edith Hamilton’s well-known survey of Greek literature and art is definitely a product of its time.
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Observations from . . . September 2024
A summary of posts included in the MORE TO COME newsletter during September 2024.
Free people read freely
Evan Friss has a new work on the American bookshop . . . a good read during Banned Books Week.
Hard work is good work
Post-debate thoughts from a wide range of historians, political scientists, and journalists.
A voracious curiosity for the built environments of the world
G.E. Kidder Smith’s life work captures a transformational era in world history.
A party returns to its roots
The policies that make up the care economy tap into a historical sense of community.
Recovering the roots of American democracy
As we craft a redemption story for America, may we be guided by hope, joy, and a fierce moral imagination.
The darkness of a womb
The joy that comes from seeing the creation of a new, national program for democracy.
Fighting a culture of corruption and impunity
An important reminder of the brutal realities of the Putin regime.
Observations from . . . cooler climes
Observations from our recent tour of Scandinavia and the Baltic Sea
