Michael Barone | Dec 26, 2025 | Townhall The opinions expressed by columnists are their own and do not necessarily represent the views of Townhall.com. After Christmas is over, and the sunrises start getting earlier and the sunsets later in … Continue reading In a Gloomy Winter, Read a Couple of Classic Books
Meet the woman responsible for making you slog thru “War and Peace” in High School By History Nerds on Facebook Sofia Behrs was eighteen years old when she married Leo Tolstoy in 1862. He was thirty-four, already a celebrated author. … Continue reading Meet Tolstoy’s wife Sofia: The force that brought his genius to the world
The first thing to know is that Laura Ingalls Wilder said and wrote very little about her Christian beliefs. She considered that a private matter and disliked people talking openly about their religious experiences. Because Laura’s daughter Rose edited, sometimes … Continue reading Laura Ingall’s Little House in the Big Woods: Sundays
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The author of ‘Hillbilly Elegy’ on his tough upbringing, his new life as one of the ‘elites’ and what communities can do to help By ALEXANDRA WOLFE – July 29, 2016 1:39 p.m. ET – Wall Street Journal My cmnt: … Continue reading J.D. Vance and the Anger of the White Working Class
Freya India April 11, 2025 – First Things I’m not sure how I got here, into these pages. Lately I’ve found myself in a lot of unfamiliar places: in conversation with Orthodox Christians, buying old Chesterton and Scruton books, wandering into … Continue reading The Right Has Forgotten Feeling
Technology is merely a symptom. The problem is the romantic corruption of imagination, and the solution lies in classic books and art. By Emily Finley Feb. 7, 2025 5:56 pm ET – Wall Street Journal Photo: Getty Images In “The … Continue reading The Real Reason Young People Are Anxious
Nineteenth-century illustration for Herman Melville’s ‘Moby-Dick’Lebrecht Authors / Getty Images By Herman Melville – October 18, 2016 1:39 PM EDT – Time magazine It was Oct. 18, 1851, when Herman Melville’s Moby-Dick; or, The Whale was first published. Though it … Continue reading Moby-Dick Was Published 165 Years Ago. Dive in Right Here
John Nolte’s debut novel about love, immortality and faith is a winner Sasha Stone – Oct 20, 2023 – Sasha Stone My cmnt: I bought and read this book. It was certainly an entertaining read that hooks you right from … Continue reading Book Review: Borrowed Time, An American Masterpiece
What Joseph Conrad knew. by Algis Valiunas – Spring 2018 – Claremont Review of Books Joseph Conrad (1857–1924) remains the greatest English language novelist since Charles Dickens, and many of the best writers of the 20th century, including H.L. Mencken, … Continue reading The Tragic Sense
Kat Timpf married her husband, Cameron Friscia, in 2021 By Katie Mannion – Published on June 2, 2024 03:00PM EDT – People magazine Kat Timpf didn’t believe in marriage until she met her husband, Cameron Friscia. The pair wed in … Continue reading Who Is Kat Timpf’s Husband? All About Cameron Friscia
Lord Buckbeak: "Will you come into my parlor?," said the Spider to the Fly. 