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The Federalist
In a republic, every citizen has a duty to understand their government. The Federalist is the greatest exposition of representative government and the institutional structure of the Constitution. It explains how the Constitution established a government strong enough to secure the rights of citizens and safe enough to wield that power. This course will examine how Publius understood human nature and good government, and why he argued that the only true safeguard of liberty lies in the vigilance of the American people.
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Crucifixion in Antiquity
August 14, 2025
Today, the symbol of the Christian cross is commonplace: it features on flags, adorns architecture, and appears in the medium of jewelry or tattoos. But as one shrewd observer once pointed out, the cross in the Roman context was not so different from the electric chair in our own. One can easily imagine a visitor from antiquity reacting with almost nauseated astonishment that such a gruesome item ...
Fairy Tales and the Moral Imagination
August 6, 2025
As of this year, Walt Disney Studios has produced two film versions of the classic fairy tale known as Snow White, but neither the 1937 original nor the 2025 film includes the original ending. By some standards, the conclusion of the tale as told by The Brothers Grimm is rather grisly. The wicked queen discovers that her third attempt to murder Snow White has failed, and that Snow White has mar...
Continuity and Innovation During the Reformation
July 31, 2025
Historians have long debated the causes of the Reformation as well as its proper place in the larger story of Western Civilization. What made the sixteenth century different from other periods of ecclesiastical discontent? Why were figures such as Luther and Calvin able to succeed where prior would-be reformers, such as Jan Hus, had not? Did the Reformation and Counter-Reformation constitute a ...
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