The prevailing narrative in Washington is that democracy is in decline worldwide. Authoritarianism is on the rise. According to the Democracy Index, produced by the Economist Intelligence Unit, more ...

These days, the first lesson of high school Latin is often to answer the question: why Latin? The language peaked in the era of Roman gladiators and slowly faded throughout the Middle Ages. Today, 800 ...

MUNSTER, Ind. (AP) - If you really want to enhance your vocabulary, take Latin. Latin is everywhere - in our government buildings, in medical and legal language, and it is the foundation for Romance ...

Tuesday afternoon in the José Marti Primary School means it's time for maths. A classroom full of wide-eyed eight-year-old boys and girls are poring over frayed workbooks in pairs while their teacher ...

Primary school children from deprived parts of Sheffield are being taught Latin in an attempt to improve literacy standards. Chris Burn sits in for one of the lessons. Did you know with a Digital ...

In the basement of a nursing home in Milwaukee, the world's best Latin lessons are given for free. That's where Father Reginald Foster, a priest who lacks patience, gives his lessons. He's managed to ...

To view this video on YouTube, click here. The Council on Foreign Relations just released a great conversation on the Latin American lessons for the European debt crisis. With panelists Adam Lerrick, ...

Not every journalist who spends time overseas should write a policy book. From 2004 to 2007, Weitzman was the Financial Times' correspondent for the Andean region, based in Lima, Peru -- a country on ...

For Reina Callier, learning Latin ‘is like lifting weights for your brain’ When a student in one of Reina Callier’s Latin classes said, “I came for the language, I stayed for the vibes,” she laughed, ...

On April 8, a group of 65 ambitious West Rowan High School students ventured to Wake Forest University in hopes of winning their 15th consecutive North Carolina Junior Classical League title. After ...