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Medieval or Classical?

Posted by veritas on Apr 6, 2013 10:15:42 AM

Recently, I received a question from Sarah Bryan, a college student at Grove City who did an internship for Veritas last year asking:

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Drugs and Despair

Posted by veritas on Apr 3, 2013 5:27:57 PM

I recently ran into two items concerning drug use. (As an aside, I am a conservative with fairly libertarian tendencies concerning things like drug laws. This means that I worry that our societal ... Read More

Kindergarten and Attendance Law

Posted by veritas on Apr 1, 2013 5:54:49 PM

I caught this article a few weeks back and wanted to pass it along:

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The Education Quandary: Free College Courses Online

Posted by veritas on Mar 30, 2013 10:02:15 AM

There is an interesting train wreck happening at the confluence of the streets called education, finances, and technology. Here is a sketch of what I am seeing. First, education costs too much. ... Read More

St. Francis (no not that one)

Posted by veritas on Mar 30, 2013 9:41:56 AM

I had two fairly hefty reading goals this year. I wanted to read through Shelby Foote's 3 volume history of the Civil War. I am about two-thirds of the way through and I can say now with a high ... Read More

Not That Way

Posted by veritas on Mar 29, 2013 10:38:25 AM

In the Lord of the Rings when Frodo is trying to sneak through the Black Gate to get into Mordor Gollum, as only Gollum can, speaks to Frodo who would quickly be apprehended if he tried to run ... Read More

No Soup for You

Posted by veritas on Mar 29, 2013 10:27:32 AM

I have been on a little hiatus because of a beast called Influenza A, the backlog of work caused by the destructive powers of said beast, and a sort of Lenten fast from blogging. I know that it is ... Read More

The Hobbit

Posted by veritas on Jan 9, 2013 7:14:04 PM

I wanted to give a little bit of a critique on the Hobbit movie. I revere Tolkien and love his writing. I think that it was historically important because his work and Lewis' work reignited the ... Read More

Where did we find these people?

Posted by veritas on Jan 1, 2013 12:36:55 PM

Whew! The fiscal cliff was averted...well sort of. We actually sort of went over it and sort of did not. When one looks across the landscape of our country searching for hope, you need not look ... Read More

One more idea that I have trouble with

Posted by veritas on Dec 31, 2012 3:58:31 PM

Feeling a lot like a curmudgeon as the year winds down. Here is one more idea I have a problem with: public school's with development departments! Here is the story:

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