How might we redeem civil society today? Let us lead a return to the Humanities- and I mean true Humanitas- to learn the arts of rhetoric and discourse, grammar and poetry, and an active moral philosophy. These are arts which are not only ill-taught, but their existence is often denied outright and denigrated by educators, parents, and cultures to the detriment of our local and global communities. I will not fool myself into believing my own “call to humane arms” will accomplish anything subs...

How might we redeem civil society today? Let us lead a return to the Humanities- and I mean true Humanitas- to learn the arts of rhetoric and discourse, grammar and poetry, and an active moral philosophy. These are arts which are not only ill-taught, but their existence is often denied outright and denigrated by educators, parents, and cultures to the detriment of our local and global communities. I will not fool myself into believing my own “call to humane arms” will accomplish anything subs...