On This Memorial Day, 2022
This Memorial Day, our thoughts turn to you who, unbidden, answered your country’s call, you who truly were–-and are–-the best …
Tag Archives: William Shakespeare
Shakespeare Or Perversity?
I’ve been writing about attempts to replace classic literature with contemporary drivel since I began this scruffy little blog in …
Guns And Liberty, 2022: Part 2
Last week’s installment of this updated series–enter “guns and liberty 2022–in the SMM homepage search bar to find the entire series–asked …
On This Memorial Day, 2021
This Memorial Day, our thoughts turn to you who, unbidden, answered your country’s call, you who truly were–and are–the best …
Deconstructing Shakespeare: The Horrors Of The Past
In January of 2017 I wrote Deconstructing Shakespeare, which was the story of the Penn English Department and it’s oh-so-woke students …
#wrongtrump: Surprised?
The fear of death follows from the fear of life. A man who lives fully is prepared to die at …
On This Memorial Day, 2019
This Memorial Day, our thoughts turn to you who, unbidden, answered your country’s call, you who truly were–and are–the best …
Education: Devolving To Tribalism
As regular readers know, I’ve been bemoaning the declining abilities of America’s young for a very long time. It is …
Great Books; Taking Advantage Of Opportunity
When I was a young teacher—young in years in the public schools, not in passage of years—I was invited, with …
Don’t Let The Door Whack You In The Rear On The Way Out
Attorney General Eric Holder is, according to confirmed reports, going to resign as soon as his replacement has been confirmed. …
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