I buy secondhand books. My collecting habit began in New York, when I was young. We could go to the remainder floor of certain publishers located in Manhattan and buy hardback books for twenty-five cents or a dollar. Paperbacks were five or ten cents. These were books that no . . . . Continue Reading »
At the Library of Law and Liberty, Greg Weiner reconsiders Daniel Patrick Moynihan’s criticisms of the War on Poverty, and suggests conservatives who frequently cite his work on the subject miss Moynihan’s broader point: It was not that too much money was being misspent on the poor, but . . . . Continue Reading »
Over at Postmodern Conservative, Carl Scott is listening to Jefferson Airplane and dubious about getting an English degree, while Peter Lawler has a slightly higher opinion of majoring in English.What Peter Leithart is reading about: J. Louis Martyn on Paul, gnostic Protestantism, Sergei Bulgakov, . . . . Continue Reading »
About a year and a half ago, Mere Orthodoxy published a piece by Hannah Peckham on the oft-quoted expression: “You don’t have a soul. You are a soul. You have a body.” It’s frequently attributed online (and in print) to C.S. Lewis, but he never actually said it. In fact, . . . . Continue Reading »
Do you know any outstanding students or recent grads who might be interested in participating in the Witherspoon Institute’s first summer seminar on Natural Law and Public Affairs? If so, I would be grateful if you would share this announcement with them. I will be teaching the seminar . . . . Continue Reading »
In a CNN Opinion Column, Sally Kohn has called the Little Sister of the Poor’s suit against the HHS Mandate “far-fetched” because they refuse to sign a form stating their religious exemption. She claims:Here’s the thing: No one is saying that the Little Sisters of the Poor . . . . Continue Reading »
This February Princeton is hosting the fourth annual Florovsky Symposium, “Creation and Creaturehood: The Doctrine of Creation in the Patristic Tradition.” The purpose of this year’s symposium is to re-consider the various theological questions raised by the doctrine of creation ex . . . . Continue Reading »
Innocence That GrowsJohn Milbank, ABC Religion & EthicsCheckpoints in ChiapasBr. Dominic Mary Verner, O.P., DominicanaBecause Empathy?John McWhorter, New RepublicGeniuses, Dunces, and HacksMatt Siedel, The MillionsJane Austen to Cassandra Austen: January 9, 1796American . . . . Continue Reading »
There are so many reasons why not getting a Ph.D. in English is great advice. My impression, though, is that “the market” in English (literature etc.) isn’t as bad as it is philosophy. C.J. points to the reason: There are fewer and fewer required courses the . . . . Continue Reading »
So says Matt Blakenship over at Ricochet, prompted in part by the removal of a Milton, Shakespeare, and Chaucer requirement at UCLA by idiotically ideologue English faculty raving on about “Empire” and such.My rule of thumb for many years has been: a desire for undergraduate major in . . . . Continue Reading »
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