One of the greatest minds of the late 20th and early 21st centuries has passed away. The writings of John Taylor Gatto have taught me much, even in passing. Gatto's books possess a passion I haven't encountered in any other... Continue Reading →
This article is a response to a request from gnothetruth, as quoted "Perhaps you’d be able to write up a post on things you’d suggest people read up on?" I do have a list of personal favorites on my... Continue Reading →
To tell you the truth, the last article I wrote burned me out. It was not only taxing on my mind but it called into question the validity of the Trivium Method, something I had taken as being simply to... Continue Reading →
Let me note that this a critique of Jan Irvin's and Gene Odening's Trivium Method. I have been contemplating this issue for some time, as originally one of the main purposes for this blog was to assist in the education... Continue Reading →
“The conscious and intelligent manipulation of the organized habits and opinions of the masses is an important element in democratic society. Those who manipulate this unseen mechanism of society constitute an invisible government which is the true ruling power of... Continue Reading →
Now considering this is mostly an educational blog, you may ask what possibly could central banking have to do with education? You may be even more surprised to note that I consider this equally or even more important than the... Continue Reading →
In contemplating ethics, I have discovered, it may be necessary to say that good and evil is only based on ethical considerations. That is even a nihilistic morality will produce an image of good and evil no matter how warped... Continue Reading →
Although I eluded to this subject in my previous post, I believe some elaboration needs to be introduced here as to what I actually mean when I refer to ethics. So let us Socratically define what I mean. My personal... Continue Reading →
For the past few years I have been examining the concept of genius and particularly the role of memory in what is considered genius. Only recently however after having read or examined a few biographies of these so called genius,... Continue Reading →
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