That frustrates coordinated solutions to big problems. To paraphrase the poet Petrarch's summary of the enemies of peace: human fear, avarice, anger, pride and ambition frustrate solutions. After WWII ...

I was not surprised, but I was somewhat disappointed with the contents of John Nassivera’s commentary titled “Good government needs God.” ...

Literary history from the ancients to the contemporary is crowded with writers reflecting on the benefits of walking—especially when it comes to the imagination and creativity.

The Florentine poet’s richly detailed vision of a journey through hell and beyond has inspired other writers and artists for ...

If she cannot produce an Ariosto, a Petrarch, or a Boccacio, neither will she nurse an Aretino or a Borgia. If she is not destined to sustain so dense a population as China, France, or Holland ...

A stock of poetic motives had been accumulated among the disciples of Petrarch from which each poet now helped himself at will. Sighing was thus made easy. Mr. Sidney Lee computes that between ...

according to Francesco Petrarch’s Letters of Old Age (Rerum Senilium). Over five centuries later, 1797 marked the famous horses’ next travel, this time to Paris. Napoleon had the horses forcibly ...

and statecraft during the European Renaissance after his letters were discovered by the Italian scholar-monk Petrarch in the 14th century, Cicero is recognized as one of the most important figures ...

I’m well aware that the title puts me on thin ice these days. But I’ll go out on it even further: 1) Good government needs the monotheistic God; and 2) Liberal, humanistic values have their deepest ...

Some weeks an idea for a column marinates in my brain for days before I take the time to organize those thoughts. Other weeks, I run up to the deadline ...

Welcome to all students, alumnus, parents, faculty/staff, and friends! St. George's School is an independent, co-educational boarding school for grades 9-12 enrolling students from around the ...