Veritas Blog

I have fallen in love with Florence. At first it was a tentative love on my part—they wronged Dante and they act now like he is their favorite son. LIARS! They also have not done a lot of ... Read More

As I write this email, I am on a train hurtling down the track headed to Florence. I am making the trek that The Poet Dante always longed to make. He longed for Florence to call him back, to ... Read More

I am writing this from a restaurant in Orvieto, Italy. Emily and I are spending a week here mixing work and pleasure—a mix that makes both better, but more on that later. We are in search of ... Read More

At the end of the day today, I will complete my 13th year as Headmaster of Veritas Academy. I want to thank all of you for making this year a particularly blessed one. There is always an end of ... Read More

Today, the story hit the paper that Floyd Landis has come clean. He did use drugs, he says, ubiquitously. How sad! How non-Lancastrian! There are a number of troubling elements in this tale. I ... Read More

In a recent column by Paul Krugman in the New York Times, we can see some of the frightening outlines of the future (especially of future—(maybe not long term) fiscal policy). Here is the ... Read More

Recently, Arizona law makers passed a law that says that police can ask to see a person’s papers if they are suspicious of them being an illegal alien. There has been a firestorm ever since. ... Read More

At present, THE issue of our day politically has been or is being crystallized in places like Greece. THE question we face is whether we will reduce the promises and entitlement that we presently ... Read More

If you do not get the Mars Hill Audio Journal, I would highly recommend that you do. There is no better inexpensive way to have the best Christian books listed for you. Ken Myers of Mars Hill does ... Read More

I have been off the blog for a little while, but I am back. Here is an interesting view of the story of the passing of the Healthcare proposal from Frontline: