I love dear old England. I spent five wonderful years in Oxford, first as a graduate student and then as a visiting scholar. Although I am a republican by political philosophy, I have a soft spot in my heart for Queen Elizabeth. She is a patriotic and hard working woman who displays a keen sense of . . . . Continue Reading »
I’m impressed that the Pope refused to cancel his visit to Lebanon. I’m even more impressed by the powerful words he spoke to Christians and Muslims: He is a quiet, scholarly man. He is not blessed with the charisma or the flair for dramatic gestures that we saw in his predecessor, . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The circumstances (even taking account demographic changes favorable to the Democrats) are favorable to a narrow Republican win. The circumstances of 2008 were the most favorable for a Democratic win that I’ve ever seen. So Romney has that going for him. 2. I don’t . . . . Continue Reading »
I have a piece out in the Weekly Standard that I think nails the Obama agenda of “fundamental transformation.” From, “Power Grab:”To paraphrase Freud: Liberals, what do they really want? Not the communism or socialism of the right’s fever dreams. They know that . . . . Continue Reading »
Our John observes in the thread (from Texas) that nobody he knows is actually voting for Romney. That’s not as true for me, but it is true that nobody I know in the “persuadable” category is doing so. In this respect, Mitt’s campaign is starting to remind us all more and . . . . Continue Reading »
That will spill over some to the next day. The theme will be POP CULTURE and REAL CULTURE, with the emphasis on the former. Some featured speakers will include BILL MCCLAY, CARL SCOTT, and MICAH WATSON. You are welcome to come. Students are especially welcome, as are faculty with students. If you . . . . Continue Reading »
This is an odds n’ ends post. I’m going to do ONE more post on rock films, soon enough, and then give that series a rest for a while. High-time for the songbook to get back to SONGS. This week I came across a two interesting tidbits. First, my good friend, philosophic advisor, and loyal . . . . Continue Reading »
1. So I have an article on the frontpage of First Things today. It adapts part of the first chapter of my Master’s Thesis to the 47% flap (sorry about that Mrs. Romney.) 2. Great Medicare speech by Paul Ryan at the AARP today. It hit all the right notes in . . . . Continue Reading »
As he attempts to quell the controversy over his recent comments about the alleged dependency habits of nearly half of all Americans, Mitt Romney may have a bigger challenge ahead: inspiring social conservatives to vote for him. Ever since he entered the presidential sweepstakes, a segment of . . . . Continue Reading »
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