humanities

Harvey Mansfield

HarveyMansfield.Org

7:15 AM, Oct 11, 2012 • By THE SCRAPBOOK

Elsewhere in this issue you can read Harvey Mansfield’s elegant résumé of the Romney-Obama debate. But if, like The Scrapbook, you find that a little Mansfield only whets your appetite for more, you will join us in celebrating the philanthropic act of the year. The Foundation for Constitutional Government has launched a curated website devoted to Mansfield’s writings, HarveyMansfield.org. We trust you will consult it and share with your friends.

John Churchill

Oh, the Humanities!

They have seen the enemy, and it isn’t who you think.

May 16, 2011, Vol. 16, No. 33 • By MARK BAUERLEIN

This past month, as applicants to selective colleges received letters of acceptance, how many parents sat down with their 18-year-old, cast a stern regard, and said, “Okay, you’re on your own soon, but we want you to major in English”? Not many, of course. At the current price of tuition, they want a nice job waiting for Junior right after graduation. Whaddya gonna do with a literature degree?

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