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Ten Polymaths Every Serious Reader Should Know
From Aristotle to Leibniz to Wojtyla, here's a curated guide to the minds that refused to limit themselves by specialization, with reading…
Apr 20
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Leonardo: the Man with One Question
Da Vinci asked: What are the principles that govern the behavior of the world? The things we’ve since carved up into separate academic departments…
Apr 16
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Michael S. Rose
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Is the Head of a Classical School a CEO?
The comparison is common. It is also mistaken. A school is not a business.
Feb 18
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Michael S. Rose
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Historical Amnesia Isn't an Accident. It's the Plan!
Teaching Western Civilization is not conservative. It is subversive. Every timeline is an act of defiance. Every primary source is a check on…
Feb 13
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How to Develop Immunity to Manipulation
Why are tech titans afraid of students reading primary sources? They develop the one skill algorithms can't replicate: the ability to think for…
Feb 2
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Michael S. Rose
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Why Classical Education Is the Most Radical Thing You Can Do
My new book, The Subversive Art of a Classical Education: Reclaiming the Mind in an Age of Speed, Screens, and Skill-Drills (Regnery), is now available…
Jan 27
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Michael S. Rose
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A Modest Proposal for the Ubiquitous Use of AI in Education
In order to spare students the hardship of learning and educators the burden of judgment, I humbly offer a proposal both rational and overdue.
Jan 22
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Michael S. Rose
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Beauty Is Not a Luxury: Why the Arts Save Souls
When we cease to care whether a place is beautiful, we teach ourselves—and more devastatingly, our children—to stop seeing altogether.
Jan 19
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Michael S. Rose
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26 Educational Truths Schools Desperately Need but Studiously Avoid
A contrarian defense of unfashionable educational concepts that are quietly indispensable, routinely dismissed, and increasingly out of step with the…
Jan 2
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Michael S. Rose
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The Quiet Forge of Thought
In a world of constant input, the most radical act may be to let the mind be still.
Oct 27, 2025
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Michael S. Rose
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Handwriting: The Case for Recovery
The real question is not whether we can live without handwriting. Clearly, modern society functions without it. The deeper question is whether we can…
Oct 3, 2025
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Michael S. Rose
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Virtue, Not Virtue Signaling
We need to move past the performative displays of moral superiority that proliferate on social media and in corporate boardrooms. Classical schools…
Jul 29, 2025
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Michael S. Rose
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