Ciceronianus; causidicus

I make no secret of the fact that I loathe Martin Heidegger.  I've mentioned it in this blog from time to time.  I've also mentioned...

There are more than a few disputes related to Cleopatra VII, the Cleopatra who was, for a time, Queen of Egypt, was involved with Julius Cae...

 Chrysippus was the third leader of the school of Stoicism, after Zeno and Cleanthes.  It's said that he died while laughing at his own ...

  God help me, but I went there again.  As I make this confession I'm inspired to ask myself--and you by implication--why did I do so?  ...

It's remarkable how small, mean and petty we seem, now, in comparison with those who came before.   Think of past leaders in politics, a...