Are the Classics Complicit in White Supremacy? No reason to believe that classics as a field has had any particular tendency towards white supremacism either in the present or in the past. James Kierstead 29 Jan 2019 · 9 min read
Is Western Civilization Uniquely Bad? If we are looking for a civilization that never engaged in mass violence or destruction, we’re unlikely to find one. James Kierstead 15 Jan 2019 · 8 min read
Is Western Civilization a Thing? Appiah is wrong to pretend that distinct civilizations were never a thing. James Kierstead 11 Jan 2019 · 9 min read
The Future of Our Ancient Past There’s nothing wrong with teaching Western Civilization or the Western classics alongside other cultural traditions. At the same time, the way Classics used to be taught is gone for good. James Kierstead 10 Jan 2019 · 6 min read
