The Songbook has been a heavily 60s affair so far, with occasional forays into the 70s and 80s. Why the neglect of the 90s and the aughties? Well, I hold that 60s rock set the basic patterns of the ongoing rock sound and attitude; and that while these patterns get some major adjustments in the late . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I think Newt’s fake indignation at the beginning and standing ovation set-up might didn’t help him. Not his best night. He admitted he’s going to look bad on NIGHTLINE. He used the word ex-wife too disparagingly, and I think he called a show starring her trash. He turned . . . . Continue Reading »
1. I don’t think the ABC story on Gingrich’s second ex-wife hurts him. No one on Earth is voting for Gingrich because they think he is a good husband (with the possible exception of the most recent Mrs. Gingrich.) 2. Gingrich’s current line is that people . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, I’m obviously not talking about a song here, but rather, about a high-school play that no-one not connected to the San Diego area Mt. Carmel High School during the 1980s has any reason to know about. (Nor am I talking about the musical that features hard rock songs.) I’ll say more . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s a very good and sympathetic review of Alasdair’s work that says it is. THE LINK IS NOW REALLY THERE! Here’s one sentence: “It seems to me that MacIntyre’s image of modernity as an integrated, monolithic condition only makes sense within Marxist assumptions that . . . . Continue Reading »
And almost surely endorsing Newt! The plea of one blogger: Don’t do it until you hear what Marianne has to say! Overall, it looks more than ever like Mitt is 1-2 soon. . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Santorum Wins in Iowa. (New Hampshire Refuses to Re-do Primary Take His New Momentum into Account.) 2. Romney Didn’t Make History After All. 3. Gingrich Now Leads in South Carolina. 4. Romney Was on Verge of Being 3-0. May Now Be 1-2. 5. Marianne (the Second Mrs. Gingrich) Poised to Ruin . . . . Continue Reading »
From a book review highlighted by our friends at First Thoughts: “Marxists can account for the singular, closed character of modern society by invoking Marx’s theory of historical materialism. As we produce, so we are. Our families, our friendships, our associations, our imagination, . . . . Continue Reading »
1. So Pete is right: The Gingrich surge is SC is greater than I expected. The reason seems to be the demagogic debate performance Pete meticulously described. Newt’s only down three! The blog consensus is that he’s almost the favorite now. 2. And there are a couple of blogs explaining . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is the first of my big thoughts on it. . . . . Continue Reading »
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