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Why Are People Destroying Statues? | Miles Smith
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50:57Now PlayingMiles Smith on The Destruction of Statues, Civic Friendship, and Classic Texts for Kids
In this episode:
- Miles Smith, a professor of history at Hillsdale College, joins the podcast to discuss the destruction of American statues and the political endgame that motivates it
- a lesson against civic contempt for average people, and a story about the wisdom and erudition of country folk
- a listener question about good books to introduce kids to the “great tradition”
Texts Mentioned:
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The Princess and the Goblin by George MacDonald
The Princess and Curdie by George MacDonald
The Great Tradition by Richard Gamble
The Little Prince by Antoine de Saint-Exupery
The Tale of Peter Rabbit by Beatrix Potter
Aesop’s Fables by Aesop
Blessed Charles of Austria by Charles Coulombe
The Hobbit and Lord of the Rings by J.R.R. Tolkien
Little House on the Prairie by Laura Ingalls Wilder
The Iliad and The Odyssey by Homer
The Hardy Boys by Franklin W. Dixon
Nancy Drew by Carolyn Keene
The Beginner’s Bible
The Chronicles of Narnia by C.S. Lewis
Lee: A Biography by Clifford Dowdey
King James Bible
Book of Common Prayer
Meditationsby Marcus Aurelius
Confederates in the Attic by Tony Horwitz
“What Happens When a Poor State Guts Its Public University” by Michael Powell
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