Neither Elena Kagan nor Sonia Sotomayor are married. Kagan never married, and Sotomayor divorced almost forty years ago. And neither of them have any children.
Author Archives: Joshua Gibbs
A Discussion Guide For Overhauling Your Writing Program
“Classical Christian schools overhaul their writing programs around every three to four years. This means there is a good chance your school is overhauling their writing program this summer. Before you make any new curriculum purchases or draft new writing requirements for teachers to follow, allow me to humbly suggest you talk through the followingContinue reading “A Discussion Guide For Overhauling Your Writing Program”
A Paradox?
The more we talk about the importance of loving yourself and being yourself, the more prescriptions for antidepressants doctors have to write.
Something Further On The Rhetoric Stage Not Existing
It often happens that as I am working out some new idea, I post something and then delete it hours later when I realize there is far more to the idea than I initially estimated. Suffice to say, I intend to argue at length before the summer is over that–at least so far as highContinue reading “Something Further On The Rhetoric Stage Not Existing”
Proverbial, Episode 100
After a bit of a wait, the one hundredth episode of Proverbial is up now.
Where I’m Calling From: Camilla In Acadia
Where I’m Calling From: Gibbs In Maine
The family in Bar Harbor, about three minutes from a downpour.
Rethinking Scope And Sequence
“Because we are all crypto-Marxists, we think it best to lay out our Humanities curriculum chronologically, as though books from the sixteenth century have more in common than British books (common by place), Catholic books (common by dogma), or philosophy books (common by discipline) from different centuries. The idea that time dominates all other themesContinue reading “Rethinking Scope And Sequence”
I Am Not Saying
“Look, I am not saying the man is perfect, I just get very angry whenever anyone talks about any of his faults.”
“Water Is Life”
Tom: Hey, wanted to ask you a question about your sign. Harry: We’re very passionate about social justice. Tom: Sure. I just wanted to know what “WATER IS LIFE” means? Harry: Huh? Tom: Your sign says you believe “WATER IS LIFE.” I don’t get it. Harry: Oh, right. Well… I have to admit, I’m notContinue reading ““Water Is Life””
There are still faint glimmers of civilization left in this barbaric slaughterhouse that was once known as humanity. 