What's the secret?

The easy answer: critical thinking. The more thought-provoking one: Latin. Though he had raised his own math scores a whopping 150 pts from college to graduate school by taking a few key classes, Michael found that the key to unlocking the verbal part of the S.A.T. was his four years of Latin. Why Latin?   more »

Analysis: Pope pushing a Latin trend. "I think, therefore I do Latin," runs an axiom popular among the brighter variety of British secondary school students.

In some cities, such as Leeds, they band together for after-school classes in Latin to boost their analytical skills, according to the BBC.   more »

The evening is in two parts, one focussed on the preparations for a Roman dinner, and the second, inspired by the discovery of a female gladiator's skeleton in London, on the time before a gladiatorial fight to the death between two women   more »

Lovely Linda was slightly overawed by the majesty of the Palace of Westminster. It was her first visit, and she wondered if others at the grand reception were feeling the same. They all looked so cool and self-possessed. Could it be that under those confident exteriors ...   more »