Sunday Firesides: The Underrated Excitement of Moderation
In recent times, “moderation” has become a dirty word. Our politics, opinions, and lifestyles are polarized. Our reactions run to the extremes.
To be in the middle seems tepid, mealy, lukewarm. As Carlin Barton notes in Roman Honor, “There is no romance in Middle America, middle management, or middle age.”
Not so "for the ancient Romans,” for whom “honor …
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