The Federalist Papers: America Then and Now
Lawrence Goldman discusses why The Federalist Papers are still relevent today.
Lawrence Goldman discusses why The Federalist Papers are still relevent today.
Like most postcards, this post comes many days after I have returned from Oxford and the 80th anniversary celebration of the OED. My last post left off on Monday after our lunch at the Eagle and Child Pub where Simon Winchester and Ammon Shea joined us for fish and chips and pints of English beer.
An interactive crossword puzzle to celebrate the OED’s 80th birthday.
Anatoly looks at features of Indo-European languages.
Dr Tony Wright MP answers a few questions on British Politics: A Very Short Introduction.
Ben’s place of the week is Tallahassee, Florida.
The origins of Beatlemania.
Elvin Lim’s weekly column looks at liberalism.
Some tips for reducing your chronic pain.
What Rebecca has been reading.
The answers to the Reading the OED crossword puzzle.
A crossword puzzle based on Reading the OED.
The podictionary word of the week is “stutter”.
An excerpt from the biography of Victoria Clafin Woodhull, the first woman to run for the US presidency, from the ODNB.
Rebecca hopes you will join her in “Fat Talk Free Week”.
‘The Oxford English Dictionary: Past, Present, and Future’ at the Bodleian Library, Oxford.