The chains of habit
“The chains of habit are too light to be felt until they’re too heavy to be broken.” -Warren Buffett The punchy […]
Education for growth
The impulse of much of our culture when thinking about education is strangely reductive. We take a dismal and narrow view of […]
Brambly Hedge: a Wonderful Books Series by Jill Barklem
Jill Barklem’s marvelous series of Brambly Hedge books, the first of which was published in 1980, are a feast of whimsical details. […]
Who was Sigrid Undset?
English-speakers are most likely to find author Sigrid Undset through her novel Kristin Lavransdatter. Part soap opera, part rich spiritual tome and […]
Cheerfulness
A cheerful heart is a good medicine but a downcast spirit dries up the bones. -Proverbs 17:22 A person perennially of […]
What about women’s education?
Having considered the heretical proposition that most women should consider foregoing schooling with a heavy emphasis on credentials and a narrowly focused […]
Books Worth Reading: Alice McLerran’s Roxaboxen
Roxaboxen is a book that uniquely captures the experience of a recurring children’s game of imagination. The story follows a group of […]
In Defense of Idealism
Loads of people in the college-educated class describe themselves as “perfectionists.” The smart ones claim they were perfectionists and are in the […]
Who was Christina Rossetti?
Born in London to a family of an Italian exile, Christina Rossetti is one of the best loved female poets of the […]
Beware the feminist man
In recent decades being a self-declared “feminist” is seen in certain social circles as proof of civility and enlightenment. Many women have […]