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A tower of the babblings of Dan Snyder — into the middle of things.
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Marine, opera singer, headmaster.
The winding path to classical education — written down in essays, shorter notes, and a glossary of the words that keep turning up along the way.
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A Theological Framework for the Use of Artificial Intelligence
Discussed with faculty at Concordia Academy – Wichita, 2026 Preface This framework exists to give the faculty of Concordia Academy – Wichita a common mind, rooted in Scripture…
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On the Tail of the Great White Whale
I think it was Goethe who said something like “old men speak less because they’ve already heard and said it all.” Don’t look for a footnote here because…
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A State That Keeps Surprising Itself
Every so often someone rediscovers that Kansas doesn’t behave the way the map says it should, and writes something about it. William Allen White did it in 1896,…
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Essays
Longer reflections on education, scripture, and the shape of a life given to attention.
Blog
Notes and shorter pieces on culture, education, and the world as it comes.
Glossary
The terms that keep turning up, gathered in one place.
Performance History
Recordings and photographs from a career on the opera stage.
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