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Marxism, Socialism, and Communism
The ideologies of Marxism, socialism, and communism have been the cause of immense human misery throughout history. Yet they remain popular and are among the forces destroying America today. This course will consider the nature, history, and legacy of these ideologies.
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Don’t Take Classical Music for Granted
September 5, 2024
Conventional wisdom and scientific studies tout the benefits of classical music on mental health, child development, and even plant growth. Perhaps it is a sign of the times that two thirds of gardeners in the U.S. admit to playing music for their plants. But while these pragmatic benefits are widely recognized, classical music has largely fallen out of fashion as a form of entertainment that i...
The Play’s the Thing
August 29, 2024
In an earlier post, I described the beginning of Hamlet. The title character is haunted by the ghost of his dead father to discover his uncle is his father’s murderer. In Acts Two and Three of Hamlet we see how Hamlet begins to plot his revenge. In the middle of Act Two, as Professor Smith explains, “unexpectedly, surprisingly, delightfully a troop of traveling actors enters the play and provide H...
Something Is Rotten in the State of Denmark
August 22, 2024
“Something is rotten in the state of Denmark.” That line is spoken by Marcellus, a relatively minor character in Shakespeare’s play The Tragedy of Hamlet, Prince of Denmark. It is important not to minimize lines spoken by minor characters in Shakespeare’s plays. He typically gives them magnificent lines revealing the most important things. Denmark is the setting for the play, and in Act I, we l...
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