Do You Know What an Odyssey Is?

By |2023-05-21T11:32:04-05:00May 26th, 2013|Categories: Classics, E.B., Eva Brann, Featured, Greek Epic Poetry, Homer, Liberal Learning, Odyssey, Senior Contributors, St. John's College, Wisdom|

My title is a question: “Do you know what an odyssey is?” I am asking each of you to ask yourself: “Do I know what an odyssey is?” In learning as in traveling and, of course, in lovemaking, all the charm lies in not coming too quickly to the point, but in meandering around for [...]

The Bystander President

By |2013-12-19T09:50:27-06:00May 26th, 2013|Categories: Barack Obama, Pat Buchanan, Politics, Presidency|

President Barack Obama No, this is not Watergate or Iran-Contra. Nor is it like the sex scandal that got Bill Clinton impeached. The AP, IRS and Benghazi matters represent a scandal not of presidential wrongdoing, but of presidential indolence, indifference and incompetence in discharging the duties of chief executive. The Barack Obama revealed [...]

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