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James Hankins
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On Classical and Civic Education


The Renaissance of the Classical School
First Things, April 26, 2022 We have been hearing a lot in recent months about a staffing crisis in district public schools, teacher...


Securing Academic Liberty
Law & Liberty, April 5, 2022 Patrick Deneen, self-described as a post-liberal, one of the most brilliant bomb-throwers on the American...


How to be on the Right Side of History
First Things, November 17, 2021 If you’re a progressive, you might think that it’s no problem identifying the right side of history....


Edexit: We Shouldn’t Let the Education Crisis Go to Waste
Law & Liberty, November 1, 2021 In 2020 the American educational system was attacked by two viruses: Covid-19 and an unusually virulent...


Offshore Core
Law & Liberty, March 24, 2021 Imagine you are a teenager newly arrived at college. You’ve had a couple inspiring teachers of literature...


How To Renew Traditional Historical Study in Graduate Schools
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, August 19, 2020 I’m sometimes asked why it is so difficult for PhD students of a...


How To Renew Traditional Historical Study in Graduate Schools
The James G. Martin Center for Academic Renewal, August 19, 2020 I’m sometimes asked why it is so difficult for PhD students of a...


The Right Kind of Reparations
Law & Liberty, August 3, 2020 The combination of election year politics with the demonstrations and riots following the brutal killing of...


Cultural Revolution in the Renaissance
Quillette, July 29, 2020 It is a striking feature of our historical moment that vast numbers of cultural institutions, universities and...


American Meritocracy: A Tipping Point?
Law & Liberty, June 11, 2020 It will probably take many years before we will be able to grasp fully the devastation left behind by 2020’s...
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