The American South as Scapegoat
colonialism: The colonial system or principle. Now frequently used in the derogatory sense of an alleged policy of exploitation of backward or weak peoples by a large power. Colonialism is a set of unequal relationships. In the bad old days of the European exploitation of India and Africa, the unequal relationship was set up and […]
Tautology and Pleonasms
Much of our legal phraseology derives from a time when English, Latin, and French were jostling for dominance in English.
The Seven Sisters, Famous Eastern Women’s Colleges
Only five of the Seven Sisters remain women’s colleges.
How does “angry” differ from “indignant”?
Since both “angry” and “indignant” mean “feeling wrathful,” what difference can be found between them?
U.S. Educators Need to Acknowledge Reality of Unteachable Children
The alienated youthful underclass spreading destruction in city streets in England this week has its counterpart in the United States.
The Great Seal of the United States
The designers of the U.S. Great Seal of 1782 drew at least two of their mottos from the writings of the Latin poet Virgil. They may have got “E pluribus unum” from The Gentleman’s Magazine.