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The social season is almost upon us, which means Ascot, Henley, Wimbledon and the rest. Or, as the Romans might have put it, ...
The ancient Roman poet Juvenal called it panem et circenses, or “bread and circuses” – a strategy of appeasing the public with necessities and entertainment to distract them from the real ...
Two millennia ago, the Roman poet Decimus Junius Juvenalis (“Juvenal”) decried the political phenomenon of “bread and circuses”. Back in AD100, the Roman Empire was crushed by so much debt ...
It’s National Poetry Month this April. Is it worth celebrating? After all, poetry doesn’t seem to be doing much to alleviate the tension in our communities. Ask some of the middle schoolers I’ve ...
In a massive administrative state, there arises the age-old question posited by the ancient Roman poet Juvenal who asked, who guards the guards? Or as Francis Schaeffer asked, who controls the ...
as the Roman poet Juvenal asked about 2,000 years ago. Who watches the sysadmin? Consider the outrage that is the federal employee retirement system, a clunky program that Musk recently highlighted.
NIS finances are checked by the auditor-general, much like any other public body. But in regards to operations, Roman poet Juvenal’s question – who will guard the guards? – would be a perfect fit and ...
“Only the wealthy get to sleep in Rome”, complained the poet Juvenal about the noise. The sun was barely able to creep down the narrowest alleys beside which most Romans lived, only briefly ...
The renowned poet Nikki Giovanni has died. Giovanni died on Monday, Dec. 9, following her third cancer diagnosis, according to a statement from friend and author Renée Watson. She was 81.
It’s been said that poetry has the potential to ferment revolution. Since the Covid pandemic, there has been a lot of conversation about the arts as an essential commodity. ‘‘Poetry ...