Simon Goldhill,What is a Jewish Classicist? Essays on the Personal Voice and Disciplinary Politics, London: Bloomsbury Academic, 2022, pp. viii + 188, ISBN 978-1-350-32253-0, 16.99, paperbackdoi:10.1007/s12138-022-00628-4International Journal of the Classical Tradition -...
However, before Trumbull became known for his hyper-detailed life-sized scenes – earned a commission from Congress, or painted the portraits of several founding fathers — he sailed for London in 1780. Unsurprisingly, whilst in the capital of the UK, Trumbull met up with Benjamin Franklin. (...
At the moment, however, North Carolina is looking like a photo finish. The FiveThirtyEight polling average puts Trump ahead bya mere 0.7 percentage points. That’s a big problem for his campaign, since a loss there would blow a gaping hole in Trump’s el...
Reliable figures for the number of transgender people as a percentage of the population vary wildly, so the actual increase in risk due to exposure to DES could be even higher… Robert F. Kennedy Jr. has made exposure to endocrine disruptors one of the key targets of his “Make America ...
Venice.Shylock, Shakespeare’s renowned Jewish caricature villain and moneylender, coins the phrase whilst pointing out the hypocrisy of Antonio’s treatment of him. The word ‘bated’ is an abbreviation of abated but you won’t see it used anymore, except in this literary gem of an expression...
"It is crystal clear that Columbia University -- previously a beacon of academic excellence founded by Alexander Hamilton -- needs new leadership," Stefanik posted on social media. "President Shafik must immediately resign. And the Columbia Board must appoint a President who will protect Jewish stu...
See from some years ago a post by Dan Ernst in Legal History Blog on "Law and English Literature". Ernst reviews and introduces two papers by Eric Heinze, of University of London School of Law. On the first Heinze paper: Legal scholars' interest in Shakespeare has often focused on ...
A fierce and fascinating reminder of a key moment in recent British history, this timley adaptation of Shakespeare's classic follows the political unreset in London's East End. Set in the 1930s, this powerful production follows Shylock (Tracy-Ann Oberman), a Jewish single mother as she att...
Born in 1856, Freud qualified, practiced, and spent his life in Vienna before moving to London in 1938 after the annexation of Austria by Hitler and the Nazi party. Despite his Jewish heritage, Freud was ardently anti-religious, says Paul Bloom, Professor of Psychology at the Universit...
A good percentage of the revenues of these Catholic “non-profit” organizations now comes from their work as subcontractors to the federal government to relocate foreign refugees. In effect, these Christian charities have become agents of the federal government. There are multiple ways for these ch...