Peter Lawler

As has Rita (my wife).  And so your present may be a little late this year. Big issues facing our nation: 1. A Duck guy on the reality show was so realistic as to give his real view of homosexuality and Christian sexual ethics, not to mention his own vagina monologue.  When I . . . . Continue Reading »

So Paul Gottfried has written a long and fascinating comment on what I said about the Strauss-Burke  conference.  I think he confuses somewhat my own view with my sumary of Strauss’s, and everywhere he thinks I’m saying what Strauss didn’t, I think he’s . . . . Continue Reading »

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So I’ve been asked to say more about the Burke-Strauss conference.  Well, I don’t want to give away too many secrets. I will say that the discussion concluded inconclusively, as is appropriate.  But I will make some general comments.  It does seem that Strauss makes a . . . . Continue Reading »

Carl has commanded us to talk about impeaching Obama:  Little repulsed me more than the Republican approach to impeaching Clinton.  They acted that it was self-evident that he should be removed, and so they didn’t campaign on that case in 1998.  The result was, of course, the . . . . Continue Reading »

So I’m out in her in Claremont for a conference on Strauss and Burke—or what Strauss says about Edmund Burke to close NATURAL RIGHT AND HISTORY.  For anyone who REALLY checks out what he says there, it’s the strangest part of a strange book.  Obvious points that might . . . . Continue Reading »

BIG THOUGHTS HERE . . . . Continue Reading »

So perhaps due to some testosterone deficiency connected with aging, I’ve found college football pretty boring in recent years. BUT I did watch much of the Alabama-Auburn “Iron Bowl” yesterday. It’s sobering to know that the location of football excellence in our . . . . Continue Reading »

One of loyal readers wants to play this game.   How many of said movies have you seen?  Which have most stayed with or influenced you?  (That’s not quite the same as which are objectively the best.) My quick answers.  About 90—in a few cases I’m not . . . . Continue Reading »