In an increasingly interconnected world, traditions that have historically defined cultures — from education systems and philosophies to clothing and food — are being shared, borrowed, and blended worldwide. Modern globalism has brought cultures closer together than ever before, but, in doing so, has also made them harder to distinguish. Therefore, to speak about culture […]
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Armchair Classicism, the Politics of the Past, and You
Watching the House impeachment proceedings the week after the January 6th, 2021 insurrection at the US Capitol, I found myself baffled by the face mask worn by Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (GA-14). It read MOLON LABE in blood-red letters, a phrase adapted from the Ancient Greek μολών λαβέ, meaning essentially “come and take [them].” According […]