Tag: Ancient Greece
From the White House to ancient Athens: Hypocrisy is no match...
Raman Sachdev, University of South Florida
Donald Trump has spent a lot of time on golf courses during his presidency.
That may come across as hypocritical...
Only the richest ancient Athenians paid taxes – and they bragged...
Thomas Martin, College of the Holy Cross
In ancient Athens, only the very wealthiest people paid direct taxes, and these went to fund the city-state’s...
What Aristotle can teach us about Trump’s rhetoric
Anthony F. Arrigo, University of Massachusetts Dartmouth
From Franklin D. Roosevelt’s fireside chats to Ronald Reagan’s reputation as the “great communicator” to Barack Obama’s soaring...
Ancient Greek wisdom for today’s leadership crisis
Emily Anhalt, Sarah Lawrence College
What makes a good leader?
This question confronts us at every election and with every domestic and international policy decision. As...
EXPLORING NATURE
The chickadee in the snowbank: A ‘canary in the coal mine’...
Benjamin Sonnenberg, University of Nevada, Reno
Wet snow pelts my face and pulls against my skis as I climb...
