1. First and foremost is some pretty big life news: after much searching and many applications, I've been offered a full-time teaching job with a traditional Catholic, classical education school. The only slight catch is that it's, ah, rather far. I live in Metro Detroit, and the job is in Phoenix, Arizona. Which means that … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: 26 to 48, America Lists, and ‘Godzilla x Kong’
History
Wednesday Politics: Some Constitution Impressions
One of my recent personal study projects has been outlining the Constitution. One picks up on so much more and retains so much more when one has to actually write something out or summarize it point by point. **My chief impression is how odd it is that we continue to use and hold such reverence … Continue reading Wednesday Politics: Some Constitution Impressions
A Constitution Meme
Friday Flotsam: World War II, Political Theory, and Tarzan
1. My US History class finished up the Second World War this week. There is really nothing like that event in all of history, certainly not in living memory. The whole world goes to war, and against an incredibly evil ideology on one side of the globe and what might be described as a civilization … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: World War II, Political Theory, and Tarzan
Songs at the Heights of Empire
In 17 B.C., having brought peace and prosperity to the whole Roman Empire after centuries of non-stop war, revolution, and upheaval, having, indeed, brought peace to the Mediterranean world for the first time since man began to live there, Caesar Augustus decreed the holding of the Secular Games: six days of athletics, entertainment, and religious … Continue reading Songs at the Heights of Empire
Friday Flotsam: Caesar and ‘Scarlet and the Black’
1. Starting a much-needed break for Easter time. Don't have much time left in school after that; only about ten or twelve class days. It's rushed by faster than I thought, and I've really enjoyed my first year teaching. Right now the plan is to figure out a way to keep doing it and earn … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Caesar and ‘Scarlet and the Black’
Friday Flotsam: Hodge-Podge
1. Intellectual Key Stone: Wealth is not money; wealth is what you own or can produce. 2. In 1856, the anti-Catholic Know-Nothing Party only carried Maryland, which had been founded as a Catholic colony, when it ran Millard Fillmore, the first major Presidential Candidate to have had a meeting with the Pope. History is weird. … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: Hodge-Podge
Friday Flotsam: More Economics and Some Dante
1. Slowly recovering from being sick last weekend. Fortunately, we had Thursday off this week. 2. Monday was a special review / writing mastery day, so for one of my classes, at the students' request, I recited all the Presidents for them (I'd previously mentioned that I knew them all and promised to demonstrate one … Continue reading Friday Flotsam: More Economics and Some Dante
Luther Martin Calls It
Luther Martin was the Attorney General of Maryland and was a delegate to the Constitutional Convention. He was in favor of strengthening the central government, but also of maintaining the sovereignty of the States, and he quit the Convention when he judged they'd gone too far and was one of the most out-spoken Anti-Federalists. From … Continue reading Luther Martin Calls It
President’s Day List
A little while ago I ran down the Presidents and made a list of the first thing that came to mind for each one. Here's the resulting list: Biden - SenileTrump - LoudObama - WimpBush Jr. - "Freedom on the march"Clinton - SmarmBush Sr. - Oh yeah, him.Reagan - 'Murica!Carter - MalaiseFord - FootballNixon - … Continue reading President’s Day List