B. D. McClay

Happy Monday! We have a lot for you today, so let’s dive in. Over at Postmodern Conservative , Egypt’s fortunes are looking up, Lou Reed is still mourned , Patrick Deneen’s take on Tocqueville is still wrong , and Carl Scott wants to introduce you to Duke Ellington. “Can we . . . . Continue Reading »

It’s Friday! Nothing else needs to be said, really. Over at Postmodern Conservative , Peter Lawler takes a hard look at Patrick Deneen’s latest piece for the American Conservative , commenting: “I . . . think that Tocqueville’s famous chapter on soft despotism and all was a kind . . . . Continue Reading »

Happy Thursday/Halloween/Reformation Day/All Hallow’s Eve! As junior fellow Sandra Laguerta would like to remind you, tomorrow is a holy day of obligation for Catholics ( get ready ): Tomorrow is the Solemnity of All Saints. It is also a Friday. #DeoGratias for Code 1251 of the Code of Canon . . . . Continue Reading »

Happy Wednesday! Here’s what we have for you today. At Postmodern Conservative , James Ceasar talks about lies while Pete Spiliakos recommends that we all go read Mike Lee’s newest speech on the future of conservatism. Peter Leithart is still chugging through Agamben’s book, so . . . . Continue Reading »

It’s Tuesday! Otherwise known as . . .   Black Tuesday . Moving on. At Postmodern Conservative , Peter Lawler talks about the decline of the Magnolia Meat Market . Maureen Mullarkey doesn’t pray for the conversion of artists . Peter Leithart writes on discriminating love. . . . . Continue Reading »

Happy Monday again! I spent much of my weekend walking in a giant circle, so probably nobody had a more exciting weekend than I did. At Postmodern Conservative , Carl Scott mourns the death of Lou Reed, Pete Spiliakos calls for the Republican John Podesta, and Kate Pitrone wonders about political . . . . Continue Reading »

It’s Friday! This week is going by awfully fast. Just yesterday, it seemed to be Wednesday . . . . At Postmodern Conservative , John Presnall defends himself . (Quoth Presnall: “Whenever someone you don’t really know tells you that you must not do such and such, it often provokes a . . . . Continue Reading »

It’s Wednesday! What happened to Tuesday, you ask? Well, Tuesday was canceled. Perhaps next week we’ll have two Tuesdays . At Postmodern Conservative , the apparent Japanese disdain for sex, written on by Peter Lawler elsewhere , is disputed by Carl. Lawler responds here . (A concerned . . . . Continue Reading »

Hello, hello—it’s Monday once again, and here we are, and here’s a bunch of reading just for you: At Postmodern Conservative , John Presnall is crying tears of blood, Pete Spiliakos is watching action movies, and Carl Scott has a new political interpretation of the Wizard of Oz. . . . . Continue Reading »

It’s Friday ! Here’s your weekend reading list: At Postmodern Conservative : why conservatives need new words (well, new old words); a discussion of Yuval Levin’s take on the ACA exchanges, and some highlights from the American Conservative ‘s piece on Marilynne Robinson. . . . . Continue Reading »