Michele and Mitt
by Peter LawlerI posted about half of the wisdom developed here on BIG THINK . Saving the rest . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
In Praise of NRBQ
by John PresnallCarl’s music posts have been great. I simply want to add this— So I have always been shallow. Perhaps I have been looking for love in a trifle. It is one of the reasons why I have always liked the band NRBQ. I love a trifle in a band like NRBQ. A friend of mine says that NRBQ sound like . . . . Continue Reading »
Still Spacey (and Random)
by Peter LawlerHere’s the link we can believe in for the Spacey Philosophy post below. It turns out to have been a ratings bomb at Big Think, because it was too philosophical in an insider postmodern conservative way. Random point no. 2: Tell me why the Republican race isn’t Bachmann vs. Romney, with . . . . Continue Reading »
The Big Man Has Left the Band
by Peter LawlerClarence Clemons is dead. I know Carl does not have a high opinion of Bruce, but surely just about the most memorable moment in the so-called history of rock is a live performance of JUNGLELAND, thanks to young man Springsteen’s ambition to outdo Dylan by rooting his poetry in the real . . . . Continue Reading »
Carl’s Rock Songbook #7: Duke Ellington, “Come Sunday,” and The Velvet Underground, “Sunday Morning”
by Carl ScottFor the seventh Songbook entry, it’s time for sounds that remind us of, or at least make us long for, God’s goodness. Here are two pieces I can recommend unequivocally as fine music, one initially composed without words, from the jazz tradition but veering into the classical, and another . . . . Continue Reading »
Defending the Right Stuff
by Peter LawlerThis is pretty much recycled from this channel. But the relevance is greater now than when it was written. . . . . Continue Reading »
The Publishing Event of the Summer
by Carl ScottTWO collections of Wilson Carey McWilliams essays! Patrick Deneen introduces them here . One is more America-oriented, the other more general. Wendell Berry is the muse, model, and poet of Porcherism, but McWilliams is its real political philosopher. Or deserves . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s What’s Really “Blowing in the Wind”: Health Care at Walmart!
by Peter LawlerHere we learn that what the superstore is pretty much giving away Obamacare is going to charge big bucks for . . . . . . . Continue Reading »
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