Peter Lawler

So here is a draft of my seminar this fall. I’ve spent a lot of time cutting it back and giving it some (limited) focus. Let me know what you think. The italics disappeared with the cutting and pasting. Imagine it is there. 1. Introduction and Overview 2. Does (and Need) Technology Make Us . . . . Continue Reading »

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First off, you have to admit this is the greatest blog in THE WHOLE WORLD. I wish I had the time and was at the pay grade required to say something about Carl’s musical posts. And I have to say I don’t know what the heck to do about Egypt or the Republican party. Pete is on top of the . . . . Continue Reading »

1. Pete’s lucid and timely post below amounts to this: The RNC is composed of clueless losers and Rand Paul and Chris Christie, whatever you might think of their policies, are real men who know what they’re doing. I understand exactly what Christie is doing to position himself, although . . . . Continue Reading »

Well, that’s always news. Steven Smith, the reviewer, puts himself in the middle—between the extremes of Harry Jaffa and Laurence Lampert. The two extremists, in Steven’s view, are dogmatic, taking liberties with what Strauss actually said in the service of their projects. . . . . Continue Reading »

So Berry College might be sending mixed messages about being risky to students this year: First, we have THE PEER EDUCATIONS “a team of Berry College students specially trained to promote healthy lifestyles within the community. They do so by leading educational programs designed to foster to . . . . Continue Reading »

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So I spent from 1 to after 4 in the morning listening to this AUDIO of one of Springsteen’s concerts on the WRECKING BALL tour. By LISTENING, evan a tonedeaf guy like me can pick up that the music isn’t all that great all the time, and Carl is pretty right to complain that Bruce . . . . Continue Reading »

Those are our two choices for a ruling class these days. The trouble is, according to James Kalb , the choices aren’t really much different. The two classes are interdependent, interlocking, and all that. So non-productive and non-therapeutic concerns that make lives virtuous atrophy, having . . . . Continue Reading »

Or Jeff Bezos is my new hero . . . . . Continue Reading »