Rhetoric and the Responsible Tongue
Rhetoric can manipulate, but it can also discipline speech. The real question is whether persuasion is being used carelessly, theatrically, or in the service of truth.
Grammar and the Moral Life
Grammar is more than correctness. It trains verbal honesty, close attention, and the kind of linguistic discipline without which clear thought and moral seriousness begin to erode.
What the Liberal Arts Are For
Why the liberal arts were meant to form a free person — one capable of judgment, self-command, and truthfulness — rather than merely produce credentials or cultural polish.
The Liberal Mind and the Crowd
A twelve-part essay series on liberal education, inward freedom, and the Masonic work of becoming a man who can think clearly, judge honestly, and resist the pressures of the crowd.