Tradition

“Tradition is not the worship of ashes, but the preservation of fire.” – Gustav Mahler

Lincoln’s Sorrow

“The President [Abraham Lincoln] bowed his head and with a look of sadness I never can forget he said, ‘I shall never be glad any more.’ All severity had passed from his face. He seemed looking backward, and heartward, and for a moment to forget he was not alone, a...

Justice

“When the Bible speaks of God’s justice, it is talking about the creator’s utter determination, faced with his creation in a mess, to put it all right. When it speaks of God’s love, it is talking about the creator entering into a ‘covenant’, a close personal...

Democracy

“Ironically, many intellectual elites—then and now—seem to regard themselves as promoting a more democratic society, when they preempt other people’s decisions. Their conception of democracy seems to be equalization of outcomes, by intellectual elites. This would...

Voucher Blockade

“Having taught in public schools for 28 years, I think I have heard every self-serving argument against school choice. The most revealing one came from a local school principal. This career educrat argued that vouchers were a bad idea because families would grab the...