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Dr. Bruce Thornton, B.A. '75, Ph.D. '83
Dr. Bruce ThorntonProfessor Thornton is the author of many books and even more articles.  He co-authored Bonfire of the Humanities: Rescuing the Classics in an Impoverished Age and wrote Greek Ways: How the Greeks Created Western Civilization, followed most recently by Searching for Joaquin: Myth, Murieta, and History in California.  Thornton appeared frequently as a guest on “Politically Incorrect with Bill Maher,” and was awarded with the “Friend of Israel” award by the Central California Republican Jewish Coalition.



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