Herman Melville

The Dark Knight

July 23, 2016

Here is a brief excerpt from an especially thoughtful article written by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * Welcome to…

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David Brooks on “The American Idea and Today’s G.O.P.”

September 28, 2015

Here is a brief excerpt from an especially thoughtful article written by David Brooks for The New York Times. To read the complete article, check out other resources, and obtain subscription information, please click here. * * * America was…

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The Endurance: A book review by Bob Morris

November 16, 2012

The Endurance: Shackleton’s Legendary Antarctic Expedition Caroline Alexander Alfred A. Knopf (1999) Not Only to Endure But to Prevail I read this book when it was first published and then published a review about it in 2000 after I had…

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