Pride and Prejudice in Academiotics Victoria Dailey, New Yorker The New Narcotic Morgan Bennett, Public Discourse The Tyranny of Data Sarah Ngu, Fare Forward The Printing Press and the Reformation Barry Waugh, Reformation21 What Is An American Conservative? Patrick J. Deneen, American Conservative . . . . Continue Reading »
So I have nothing new today. Please read the three great threads on GIRLS, TYLER COWEN, and Carl’s view of LIBERTY. There’s nothing else going on anywhere that’s smarter and more timely than they are. Most important, for now, is Pete’s post below this one. I would summarize . . . . Continue Reading »
I haven’t had much to say about the partial government shutdown/debt ceiling squabble because I find it simultaneously confusing, irritating, and boring. I wouldn’t have adopted the strategy of Ted Cruz and the House Republicans, but I hold out hope that all the huffing and puffing on . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s Wednesday! Let’s all take a nap. Peter Leithart is reading Wayne Cristaudo’s book, Religion, Redemption and Revolution: The New Speech Thinking Revolution of Franz Rozenzweig and Eugen Rosenstock-Huessy . To that end, he’s written up several posts about it: . . . . Continue Reading »
“I had drifted away a little bit. This book has brought me back into the fold. I was so incredibly struck in writing these stories by the incredible power faith had in peoples lives, it has made a profound impact on me in my belief. Thats been the completely unexpected . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s true as our Peter once said, in one of the most engaging essays on the man out there, that “On the most fundamental questions, Jefferson ought not to be our only guide.” Yes, but we all have to grapple with his legacy. This Thursday, dribbling a bit into Friday, the Center . . . . Continue Reading »
The Closing of Diane Ravitchs Mind Sol Stern, City Journal My Hitherto Inadequately Superficial World Scott Dill, Books & Culture The Passion in Multiconfessional Castille Barbara Mujica, Marginalia The U.S.—Vatican Relationship: More Than Meets the Eye Francis Rooney & Gerald . . . . Continue Reading »
So this might (or might not) complicate Carl’s vision of a libertarian and social conservative alliance. In any case, let me add myself to the chorus of admirers of Carl’s most recent, thoughtful, and original post. . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at Postmodern Conservative , Carl Scott is thinking about principles and “the Hegelian virus thesis.” Maureen Mullarkey discusses Evelyn Waugh, Etienne Gilson, and modern art . Peter Leithart’s subjects for today: more on Badiou and Paul, Anthony Ossa-Richardson’s new . . . . Continue Reading »
My last essay ended by noting that conservatives are told by many of their leading politicians and pundits that Americas fundamental problem is that too many of their fellow citizens no longer understand its basic principles, of which liberty has pride of place. Were we to get enough . . . . Continue Reading »