Under communism, Marx explained, people live liberated or completely unconstrained or completely unalienated lives. "Do you own thing" becomes the only remaining rule. So communism—which is communal only in the sense that the remaining necessary work is done by . . . . Continue Reading »
“For he will give his angels charge of you, to guard you in all your ways. On their hands they will bear you up . . . ” (Psalm 91:11-12) On Angels All was taken away from you: white dresses, wings, even existence. Yet I believe you, messengers. There, where the world is turned inside . . . . Continue Reading »
Over on the New York Times ’ technology blog, Steve Lohr sat down with Craig Barrett, the chairman of Intel, to discuss education. Refreshingly, Barrett isn’t convinced that technology is the answer to the country’s education crisis: “We’re bailing out Wall Street, . . . . Continue Reading »
I have a piece in today’s San Francisco Chronicle lambasting California Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger for “Kowtowing to Big Biotech”(the paper’s headline that isn’t in the online version.) I have had a burr in my behind about my governor ever since he endorsed Proposition . . . . Continue Reading »
Matt Alderman provides an interesting theological argument from tradition that I’d never thought of. I don’t think it’s foolproof, but I do think there’s something to it: “Drink wine, and you will sleep well. Sleep, and you will not sin. Avoid sin, and you will be . . . . Continue Reading »
On the main page today there is a symposium on what might benefit/damage Sarah Palin most in tonight’s debate. But what if she fails to take our advice? Well, thanks to the wonders of modern technology, there are ways of making her talk (the way we’d prefer) in the virtual world, . . . . Continue Reading »
What is a Postmodern Conservative view of economics? While a true postmodern conservatism is cognizant of the power of markets and the great advantages of the prosperity it generates (and the reliable incompetence of government in providing regulatory supervision), it is also aware of . . . . Continue Reading »
I always hate to discuss PETA, but once again it has thrown truth and integrity to the wind with a billboard falsely linking milk drinking and autism. From the story: A new PETA-sponsored “go vegan” campaign billboard in Newark, N.J., includes the phrase “Studies have shown a link . . . . Continue Reading »
One name that should show up on any reading list for postmodern conservatism is James C. Scott, the Yale anthropologist who argues that weak and powerless classes don’t get brainwashed by powerful elites but rather learn how to manifest rebellion against the elites in subtle ways. Being . . . . Continue Reading »
In the August/September issue of First Things , Mary Eberstadt incisively discusses the ” Vindication of Humanae Vitae ,” noting that among the harmful consequences of the contraceptive culture was the Protestant—especially Anglican—collapse. Before 1930, no Christian Church . . . . Continue Reading »
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