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Judge No Man
Considerations by the Way An Fourteenth Century philosopher comments on good and evil. We shall not presume to anticipate the judgment of our fellow-citizens throughout the Union on these important...
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Commentary: Tipperary
Commentary George Santayana publishes an essay—later included in Soliloquies in England—after hearing a song from the Great War. Only the dead are safe; only the dead have seen the end of war. Not...
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The Vanity of Human Wishes
The Vanity of Human Wishes. [In Imitation Of The Tenth Satire Of Juvenal.] ————— LET observation, with extensive view, Survey mankind, from China to Peru. Remark each anxious toil, each eager...
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Mill: On International Law
Commentary In February 1867, John Stuart Mill addresses the University of St. Andrews on a number of topics. Let not any one pacify his conscience by the delusion that he can do no harm if he takes...
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John Newton—On Family Worship
Commentary On July 6, 1774, John Newton publishes Omicron’s Letters, a series of essays on religious topics in the manner of letters written under the signature of Omicron. When husband and wife are...
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Think on These Things
Considerations by the Way An ancient philosopher advises a distant congregation. We shall not presume to anticipate the judgment of our fellow-citizens throughout the Union on these important...
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News: Science to Parents: Let Your Kids Run a Little Wild
News Jessica Leigh Hester report at City Lab on a new paper published in the International Journal of Environmental Research and Public Health. The evidence from our systematic review indicates...
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Swift—Essay upon the Art of Political Lying
Commentary In 1710, Jonathan Swift writes an essay for The Examiner. Besides, as the vilest writer has his readers, so the greatest liar has his believers; and it often happens, that if a lie be...
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Weekly Story: Apollonius Approaches Rome.
Weekly Story Apollonius of Tyana and his party journey to Rome. “Yes, by Zeus,” said Philolaus, “if you could do it with impunity; but if you are going to lose your life by going thither, and if Nero...
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Isaac Watts—Am I a Soldier of the Cross
Western Thought In 1709 Isaac Watts writes a two-part sermon on Christian courage. To illustrate the first section he writes a still popular hymn. Where the life or the estate of our neighbour is...
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