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The sovereignty of the People
The purpose of government is to enable the people of a nation to live in safety and happiness. Government exists for the interests of the governed, not for the governors. As Benjamin Franklin wrote, "In free governments the rulers are the servants and the people their superiors and sovereigns." ...
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Ethics in Education
Teaching Ethics is a website dedicated to promoting a free exchange of ideas among secondary school educators. It was set up and is maintained by Anthony Tiatorio.
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The importance of Freedom of Speech and Expression – Dr. Mark Cooray
The importance of free speech as a basic and valuable characteristic of western society cannot be underestimated. As well as emphasizing the value of free speech, it is proposed to make an evaluation of some of the traditional restrictions on what may be freely said or published, such as the defamation laws, contempt of court, national security and so on...
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Post Modernism’s Assault on Western Culture
It is widely believed that as we grow older we tend to look back on earlier times in a spirit of generally unjustified nostalgia. Yet let us suppose for a moment that life really was qualitatively better in certain vital and readily identifiable ways thirty, forty or even fifty years ago. Why has it become so impossible for us to admit this?...
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The Jolly roger – the conservative Intellectual Pirates of the Western Soul
Throughout our undergraduate educations, we encountered time and again liberal professors who were hostile towards what we believe to be the fundamental pillar of education-- clear, well-expressed thought, reflecting the Truth...
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The Jolly Roger & the Great Books
Ahoy there mate & welcome aboard! Below ye'll find a list of the prominent ships and shores of the Renaissance. With thousands of literary, artistic, and technological tributes to the Great Books, and with thousands of fellow seafarers visiting this bustling portal each day, boundless treasures are to be had by all brave sailors of the soul! Keep an even keel, and the classics shall be yers!...
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