At heart, fiction is a made-up story. These stories draw on the real world for context, structures, settings, and even characters, however. More often than … Read More ›
Author: Noah Diekemper
Noah Diekemper studied Latin and Mathematics at Hillsdale College (B.S.) and Data Science at Loyola University Maryland (M.S.). Motivated by a desire to preserve and share knowledge, he contributed to Goodtruebeautiful.net and has also been published in The Critic, The Federalist, Intercollegiate Review, and The Baltimore Sun.
The plays of William Shakespeare have given our language turns of phrase we all know: “full circle,” (King Lear) “break the ice,” (Taming of the … Read More ›
How do we cope with wanting to remember more than we think we can? The art of “the memory technique” (an elegant legacy from a … Read More ›
The massacre at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School has incited vigorous debate about the problem of gun crime, in schools especially. Lawmakers and citizens have … Read More ›
We have been told, for more than a year now, that we must “RESIST” the “authoritarian” “far-right” advances of “literally Hitler” President Donald Trump. Now … Read More ›
The infamous Senate Non-Confirmation trial of Constitutional scholar and Justice Robert Bork enjoys, or suffers, or at any rate is doomed to a virile afterlife … Read More ›
In October 2006, Anna Politkovskaya, a Russian journalist and dissident, was murdered in her apartment complex by multiple gunshot wounds. Specifically, she was assassinated on … Read More ›
During the speculation surrounding the cabinet appointments of then President-elect Donald Trump, the New York Times described Senator Jeff Sessions (R-AL), recently confirmed as Attorney General, … Read More ›
If a friend has ever annoyed you by insisting that a favorite band’s music is much better live, you might feel the same about reading poetry … Read More ›