Delta Force

Languages do not become simpler over time, but literature can. The more languages are used, the more elaborate their grammar and vocabulary become. The further a style develops, however, the greater the obviousness of its principles and effects becomes. The more obvious they become, the greater the possibility of clarification, simplification, and ultimately abstraction. Ezra … Read more

A Moral Hazard for the Constitution

Hadley Arkes, emeritus professor of political science and jurisprudence at Amherst, models his latest book on C.S. Lewis’s Mere Christianity. Lewis aimed to compress the fundamentals of his faith into a set of “principles that are accessible even to children.” Arkes, who has articulated a natural-law and natural-rights-based approach to constitutional interpretation, endeavors to state … Read more

Overthinking the Greatness of Gatsby (Which Is Still Great)

It’s third period English, junior year. You’ve just finished reading The Great Gatsby, and your teacher is prodding the class to consider Fitzgerald’s use of color. Daisy’s white dress, Gatsby’s gold tie, the green light across the blue lawn—what could it all mean? And then, from the back row, you see Matt—or maybe it’s Mike—cock … Read more

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