Ciceronianus; causidicus

Self-righteousness is one of our more annoying characteristics.  It's also one of the most common of them.  Through it we assure ourselv...

Elvis Costello composed, and sang, a rather caustic song about the profession I've devoted the majority (I won't say the "best ...

Most of us will recognize this picture from Kubrick's 2001: A Space Odyssey.  In this scene, one of our distant ancestors or another, en...

Much is being made of the Supreme Court's recent decision regarding the State of New York's restriction on attendance at religious s...

The success and popularity of the Netflix "limited series" The Queen's Gambit reminds me of the surge in interest in the game ...