It’s striking how much we continue to argue over Martin Luther King’s legacy. Long after his death, and despite his own mixed success in using his prestige to battle poverty and oppose the Vietnam War, Dr. King continues to be enlisted in every new political struggle, especially the . . . . Continue Reading »
In his column today On the Square , Professor Reno considers a recent editorial from the Wall Street Journal and concludes that he can detect “a fundamental agreement between free market libertarians and postmodern relativists” because free-market libertarianism “denies . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
1. It’s amazing how few blogs are saying MLK stuff today. So I thought about talking about the great and effective promotion of “direct action” directed against “white moderates” who knew, being Americans, what was right but (like most of us most of the time) preferred . . . . Continue Reading »
So if you are lonely and wish to meet a girl, and sorry girls I can only speak for males, there are certain songs that could guide you in your endeavor. I only speak from the perspective of masculine failure, so you can take this whole piece as a guide to avoid. I mention songs because I am not as . . . . Continue Reading »
MLK’s Philosophical Legacy Justin Dyer and Kevin Stuart, Public Discourse Natural Rights and Civil Rights William Allen, Witherspoon Institute Public Health Benefits of Pro-Life Laws Michael J. New, National Review The Foundations of Modern Tyranny David Theroux, The Beacon What Makes Norman . . . . Continue Reading »
So we hear a lot about the European way of life that should be shunned. It is a way of life that is unsustainable and which leads to dependency on state provisions. Perhaps this is the case, but if you were to ask the ordinary European with his troubled earned pension, you would hear a defiance . . . . Continue Reading »
Oh good grief. As I recounted in detail in Consumer’s Guide to a Brave New World, the human cloning/embryonic stem cell research company, Advanced Cell Technology, has been masterful at getting itself—and its chief scientist Robert Lanza—in the news. Here, for example, . . . . Continue Reading »
The world’s leading blogging reviewers gave my MODERN AND AMERICAN DIGNITY an A+, a higher grade than the one earned by many timeless classics and perennial favorites. . . . . Continue Reading »
I have a short book review of the interesting novel, The Leftovers, in the current First Things. Here it is for those who might be interested in reading a different kind of post “Rapture” novel. (no link):No angel’s horn blew. The Risen Christ did not return with a . . . . Continue Reading »
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