by Sean Dempsey | June 25, 2026 It is a matter of great comfort to the people of the United States that, upon reaching the venerable age of two hundred and fifty years, the Republic has at last achieved the maturity of a venerable old man who loudly praises his cherished Bible, meanwhile cheating at […]
In Ancient Greece sophists were teachers who taught virtue, which in those days generally meant the art of statesmanship, to young men rich enough to afford their services. Sophistry, as their art was called, is a trade much criticized in the dialogues of Plato, where Socrates attacks not only the practice of teaching for a […]
