Category: Wit and Wisdom
“Nothing Gold Can Stay” ~ The Imaginative Conservative: Robert Frost
Nature’s first green is gold,/ Her hardest hue to hold./ Her early leaf’s a flower;/ But only so an hour…. (poem by Robert Frost) — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2020/11/nothing-gold-can-stay-robert-frost.html
Prayer, Beauty, and Civilization ~ The Imaginative Conservative: Michael De Sapio
In our zeal to articulate how Christianity has shaped civilization, we are apt to neglect the specific role of prayer. The good, the true, and the beautiful fostered by our civilization have been initiated and sustained by prayer. If one does not pray, what… Continue Reading “Prayer, Beauty, and Civilization ~ The Imaginative Conservative: Michael De Sapio”
Signing of the Mayflower Compact ~ The Imaginative Conservative: Joerg Knipprath
Since the Pilgrims were now a couple of hundred miles outside the Virginia Company’s territory, their patent was worthless. It became necessary to establish a new binding basis for government of their society. The result was the Mayflower Compact, infused with a remarkable confluence… Continue Reading “Signing of the Mayflower Compact ~ The Imaginative Conservative: Joerg Knipprath”
School Accountability—Past, Present, and Future | Hoover Institution: Chester E. Finn, Jr.
Five years into implementation of the Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA), this paper examines the past, present, and future of school accountability. — Read on http://www.hoover.org/research/school-accountability-past-present-and-future
What American Schools Should Teach About Race, Racism, and Slavery: Dennis Prager
If truth is to matter in our schools, students must learn that slavery was universal, and also read black authors who do not detest America. — Read on http://www.dailysignal.com/2020/11/17/what-american-schools-should-teach-about-race-racism-and-slavery/
Cal Thomas: Justice Alito Is Exposing Warning Signs – We Should Be Listening
‘Alito has delivered some serious warnings that too often are ignored by many who believe the freedoms we enjoy are inviolable.’ — Read on http://www.westernjournal.com/cal-thomas-justice-alito-exposing-warning-signs-listening/
The Legend of the Fog ~ The Imaginative Conservative: Daniel Reynolds
Part of the modernist mythos has been the idea that historical clarity increases exponentially the closer one gets to one’s own time. The myth tells us that the origins of mankind, the development of civilization, the foundation of certain human institutions are all lost… Continue Reading “The Legend of the Fog ~ The Imaginative Conservative: Daniel Reynolds”
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