Veritas Blog

Here is an interesting article by David Brooks. Interesting, because he sees the problem clearly but does not advocate the right solution. The problem is this: Colleges are overpriced and there is ... Read More

Here is an interesting article by Peter Levine wondering what the future of the study of the classics will look like. I agree with most of what he has said. I am worried that so little of what has ... Read More

We live in a day where faith is easy...too easy. Here is a reminder of how our forefather brought down the most powerful and oppressive Empire of all time by suffering. May we be prepared to ... Read More

I love Wendell Berry. Here is a great quotation from the The Long-Legged House demonstrating why all of us should love his work. He looks at the world and sees the instruction that it is ... Read More

I have been doing some thinking about why the broader community should support the work of Veritas Academy. I am still working on this, but here is my present best answer (I would love to hear ... Read More

As Dante moves toward God in Paradise, incredible things happen. I have always felt (and still feel) least at home in these later cantos of Paradise. As people move toward God, they become more ... Read More

Now, those reading the blog know that I am of two minds concerning school choice. I am afraid that government involvement with the private and religious schools will corrupt us and end our ... Read More

This is a really interesting article concerning tax paying put out by National Public Radio. This is a lot of fairness arguing going on right now, and it runs something like this: "The rich do not ... Read More

Recently, I got into a tiny verbal joust with a friend over whether technology was connecting us with our friends more effectively. I said that it was not. He demurred. The moment passed. I saw ... Read More

Learning experience
In response to a letter [March 11], it was my understanding that Gil Smart had been invited to Veritas Academy by the headmaster, not sent there to ... Read More