Here’s my Augustinian Thanksgiving message. After the most recent debate, it’s clear that the only plausible candidates are Newt and Romney. I continue believe that Newt is hugely vulnerable to any real examination of his record in the broadest sense, but we’ll see. I agree with . . . . Continue Reading »
In recent debates both Cain and Gingrich have brought up the “Galveston Plan” as the proper manner to deal with public pensions obligations. Apparently what a second rate town populated with people fleeing their own pasts who are smart enough to hold out for themselves in their own . . . . Continue Reading »
It’s scary, fun, and one that everyone from adults to preteens can enjoy. Our Peter said some insightful things about it here. . . . . Continue Reading »
Robert Cheeks suggests in his comment on my last Songbook post that if there aren’t any, there’s really no point in me saying that Rock is ambivalent about or even resistant to modernity. He has a point. So, here are two possible candidates. The first is the most obvious choice, the . . . . Continue Reading »
1. So I was driving home today and heard Newt Gingrich on a local conservative radio talk show. I was intrigued (not really in a good way) by Gingrich’s proposals so I went over to his website. He wants to eliminate the capital gains tax, and cut the corporate income tax . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . is introduced by Marc Guerra and ME. This issue of THE NEW ATLANTIS is devoted to the great presentations at our second STUCK WITH VIRTUE conference at beautiful and huge Berry College . . . . Continue Reading »
I know something about THAT, at least. . . . . Continue Reading »
The Songbook inevitably has to analyze modernity, precisely because it is interested more in what rock reveals about our overall sociological and spiritual situation than it is in rock itself. So what follows are two organizing posts concerning this. Here, I’ll quickly lay out my . . . . Continue Reading »
First off, I want to apologize for being missing in action. All my time has been sucked up by THE PUBLIC POLICY DIMENISON OF BEING STUCK WITH VIRTUE CONFERENCE, which was a huge success. More on that soon. The dominant tendency of Republicans is now called, in several places, ABR. The likely voters . . . . Continue Reading »
So with Occupy Wall Street, and Penn State football child molestation allegations, and the dearth of credible Republican candidates to run against a President who seems to have no care other than winning the next election, and Kim Kardashian apparently marrying whomever for millions of . . . . Continue Reading »
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