The idea that serious music can morally improve the listener is a seductive one. It does not seem implausible that one can enhance one’s character by spending hours paying attention to the nuances of the great classical composers, delving into their hints about the human condition. It is not a notion that survives too much…
It may come as no surprise, but your Theobogan is not a lawyer, not even of the bush variety! In the MacStuttles household Joan handles all matters judicatory: impeachment, impearment, jam torts, habeas octopus! She’s Judge, Jury and X-ecutioner. Court artist’s rendition of Patrick MacStuttles at the bar … ordering an LLB cocktail: two parts donkey…
Every hour, on the hour, the guard changes at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall in Taipei. The changing of the guard is an impressive display of precision military drill. The guard at the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial in Taipei. Chiang Kai-shek was known as “the man who lost China” but he was determined not to lose Taiwan.…
Part Two of three parts Imperialism and socialism To turn to the political movements that were dominant in Chesterton’s youth and early manhood, he names these in his autobiography as imperialism and socialism. He notes that, while they were supposed to be in conflict, he found them to be, in effect, united. Future British prime…
