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Monthly Archives: December 2013
How a Republic Dies
by Diane Rufino, December 30, 2013 One of my all-time favorite HBO series is ROME, starring Kevin McKidd and Ray Stevenson. Borrowing on a theme similar to Forrest Gump, the series follows the journey of two men in Julius Caesar’s … Continue reading
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Tagged Augustus Caesar, bread and circuses, Cato, Cicero, civic decay, civic duty, decline of Rome, decline of the Roman empire, Diane Rufino, Julius Caesar, Juvenal, Lucius Vorenus, Marc Antony, moral decay, Morality, Octavian, plebs, proscription, Religion, republic, Roman empire, Roman republic, Rome HBO series Rome, Titus Pullo
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Two Ways of Educating
by Diane Rufino, December 24, 2013 At some schools, usually independent (not accepting federal dollars) and religious, students read old books, including Plato’s Republic. In the Republic, they read the story of Gyges’ ring that makes the wearer of … Continue reading
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Tagged Articles of Confederation, Bible, Bill of Rights, Common Core, Constitution, Declaration of Independence, Diane Rufino, education, ethics, Glaucon, Gyges, Gyges' ring, Hillsdale College, James Madison, Jesus, Matthew 12: 28-31, Morality, NC constitution of 1971, NC state constitution, North Carolina, Northwest Ordinance, Plato, Plato's Republic, public school, public school education, Religion, Socrates, teachings of Jesus, the Bible, The Republic, Thomas Jefferson
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Why the TEA Party? 
A Review of Federalism: The Significance of James Madison’s Report of 1800
A Review of Federalism: The significance of James Madison’s Report of 1800 in Transforming the 10th Amendment into the Predominant Provision Recognized by the Courts in Protecting Federalism by Diane Rufino, December 8, 2013 ** This article is taken almost … Continue reading →