Dick MorrisRichard Samuel Morris (born November 28, 1948) is an American author, commentator, and former political consultant.View analysis →
CorippusFlavius Cresconius Corippus (floruit 565) was a Roman African epic poet who flourished under East Roman emperors Justinian I and Justin II. His major works are the epic poem…View analysis →
Eric SchillerEric Andrew Schiller (March 20, 1955 – November 3, 2018) was an American chess player and author.View analysis →
Junot DíazJunot Díaz (/ˈdʒuːnoʊ/ JOO-noh; born December 31, 1968) is a Dominican American writer, creative writing professor at Massachusetts Institute of Technology, and a former fiction…View analysis →
NicomachusNicomachus of Gerasa (Ancient Greek: Νικόμαχος ὁ Γερασηνός; c. 60 – c. 120 AD) was a Greek Neopythagorean philosopher from Gerasa (now Jerash, Jordan).View analysis →
James K. BaxterJames Keir Baxter (29 June 1926 – 22 October 1972) was a New Zealand poet and playwright. He was also known as an activist for the preservation of Māori culture. He is one of New…View analysis →
Giovanni BoccaccioGiovanni Boccaccio (16 June 1313 – 21 December 1375) was an Italian writer, poet, correspondent of Petrarch, and an important Renaissance humanist. Born in the town of Certaldo…View analysis →
Jon SilkinJon Silkin (2 December 1930 – 25 November 1997) was a British poet. He was also the founder of Stand magazine in 1952.View analysis →
CritiasCritias (/ˈkrɪtiəs/; Ancient Greek: Κριτίας, Kritias; c. 460 – 403 BC) was an ancient Athenian poet, philosopher and political leader. He is known today for being a student of…View analysis →
ProgrammerA programmer, computer programmer or coder is an author of computer source code, or someone with skill in computer programming. The professional titles software developer and…View analysis →
CorinnaCorinna or Korinna (Ancient Greek: Κόριννα, romanized: Korinna) was an ancient Greek lyric poet from Tanagra in Boeotia. Although ancient sources portray her as a contemporary of…View analysis →
Bennett CerfBennett Alfred Cerf (born Benoît Cerf; May 25, 1898 – August 27, 1971) was an American writer, publisher, and co-founder of the American publishing firm Random House. Cerf was…View analysis →
Fran LebowitzFrances Ann Lebowitz (/ˈliːbəwɪts/; born October 27, 1950) is an American writer, public speaker, cultural critic, and actor. She is known for her sardonic social commentary on…View analysis →
Holbrook JacksonGeorge Holbrook Jackson (31 December 1874 – 16 June 1948) was a British journalist, writer and publisher. He was recognised as one of the leading bibliophiles of his time.View analysis →
Adelbert von ChamissoAdelbert von Chamisso (German pronunciation: [ˈaːdl̩bɛʁt fɔn ʃaˈmɪso]; 30 January 1781 – 21 August 1838) was a German poet, writer and botanist. He was commonly known in French…View analysis →
James MillJames Mill (born James Milne; 6 April 1773 – 23 June 1836) was a Scottish historian, economist, and political theorist, who was a founder of the Ricardian school of economics. He…View analysis →
ShantidevaShantideva (Sanskrit: Śāntideva; Chinese: 寂天; Tibetan: ཞི་བ་ལྷ།, THL: Zhiwa Lha; Mongolian: Шантидэва гэгээн; Vietnamese: Tịch Thiên) was an 8th-century CE Indian philosopher…View analysis →
Ted ChiangTed Chiang (Chinese: 姜峯楠; pinyin: Jiāng Fēngnán; born 1967) is an American science fiction writer, whose work has won four Nebula awards, four Hugo awards, the John W. Campbell…View analysis →
Ted KoppelEdward James Martin Koppel (born February 8, 1940) is an American broadcast journalist, best known as the anchor for Nightline, from the program's inception in 1980 until 2005.View analysis →
Edwin BlackEdwin Black (born February 27, 1950) is an American historian and author, as well as a syndicated columnist, investigative journalist, and weekly talk show host on The Edwin…View analysis →
StarhawkStarhawk (born Miriam Simos on June 17, 1951) is an American feminist and writer. She is known as a theorist of feminist neopaganism and ecofeminism. In 2013, she was listed in…View analysis →
C. E. M. JoadCyril Edwin Mitchinson Joad (/dʒoʊd/; 12 August 1891 – 9 April 1953) was an English philosopher, author, teacher and broadcasting personality. He appeared on The Brains Trust, a…View analysis →
Tom McCallThomas Lawson McCall (March 22, 1913 – January 8, 1983) was an American politician and journalist in the state of Oregon, serving as the state's 30th governor from 1967 to 1975…View analysis →
Rupi KaurRupi Kaur (Punjabi: ਰੂਪੀ ਕੌਰ; born 4 October 1992) is an Indian-Canadian poet, illustrator, photographer, and author. Born in Punjab, India, Kaur immigrated to Canada at a young…View analysis →
Nancy FraserNancy Fraser (/ˈfreɪzər/; born May 20, 1947) is an American philosopher, critical theorist, feminist, and the Henry A. and Louise Loeb Professor Emerita of Political and Social…View analysis →
CalcidiusCalcidius (or Chalcidius) was a 4th-century philosopher who translated the first part (to 53c) of Plato's Timaeus from Greek into Latin around the year 321 and provided with it…View analysis →
Ugo FoscoloUgo Foscolo (Italian: [ˈuːɡo ˈfoskolo, fɔs-]; 6 February 1778 – 10 September 1827), born Niccolò Foscolo, was an Italian writer, revolutionary and poet.View analysis →
John KebleJohn Keble (25 April 1792 – 29 March 1866) was an English Anglican priest and poet who was one of the leaders of the Oxford Movement. Keble College, Oxford, is named after him.View analysis →
Alan CranstonAlan MacGregor Cranston (June 19, 1914 – December 31, 2000) was an American politician and journalist who served as a United States senator from California from 1969 to 1993, and…View analysis →
HerodasHerodas, or Herondas (Ancient Greek: Ἡρώδας or Ἡρώνδας – the name is spelt differently in the few places where he is mentioned), was a Greek poet and the author of short humorous…View analysis →
WaceWace (c. 1110 – after 1174), sometimes referred to as Robert Wace, was a Medieval Norman poet, who was born in Jersey and brought up in mainland Normandy (he tells us in the…View analysis →
NonnusNonnus of Panopolis (Ancient Greek: Νόννος ὁ Πανοπολίτης, Nónnos ho Panopolítēs; fl. 5th century AD) was the most notable Greek epic poet of the Imperial Roman era. He was a…View analysis →
Guy BeinerGuy Beiner (Hebrew: גיא ביינר) is an Israeli-born historian of the late-modern period with particular expertise in Irish history and memory studies. He is the Sullivan Chair of…View analysis →
Joyce MeyerPauline Joyce Meyer (née Hutchison; June 4, 1943) is an American Charismatic Christian author, speaker, and president of Joyce Meyer Ministries. Her ministry is headquartered…View analysis →
AenesidemusAenesidemus (Ancient Greek: Αἰνησίδημος or Αἰνεσίδημος) was a 1st-century BC Greek Pyrrhonist philosopher from Knossos who revived the doctrines of Pyrrho and introduced ten…View analysis →
Jake HolmesJake Holmes (born December 28, 1939) is an American singer-songwriter and jingle writer who began a recording career in the 1960s.View analysis →
