On Sunday I joined over a million people in the streets of Paris, in a scene of unfathomable defiance, gravity, and joy. These were my thoughts.

Dear family, students, and friends: On Sunday I joined over a million people in the streets of Paris, in a scene of unfathomable defiance, gravity, and joy.  These were my thoughts. Lex  #noussommescharlie  PS. Life is too short to ever, ever lose your sense of humor.     --- Not-quite-hot-off-the-press: -My piece on why Obama is really Epictetus.  -My report for the UN on recent elections in Guinea, West Africa.  -The English version of my two-page guide to the ancient world.  -My Huffington Post piece, "Three Text Messages that are Changing Africa." The Citizen's Book Club (Archives from a Long Campaign): Prologue (Alexis de Tocqueville)  Session One (Polybius / Machiavelli / James Madison)  Session Two (Two-Party System / Citizens United / The Filibuster)    Session Three (Adam Smith)  Session Four (George Washington)   Session Five (Aristotle's Advice to Obama)   Final Session (Benjamin Franklin's 2012 Endorsement)

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