CARL!!!

POSTMODERN CONSERVATIVE may have been SAVED by CARL SCOTT’S COLLEGE OF MUSICAL KNOWLEDGE. Carl’s off to a great start, and I’m glad he’s not talking about real ZOMBIES. Meanwhile, you can amuse yourselves with a long and (mostly) hostile thread responding to ME (sort of . . . . Continue Reading »

WHY…

. . . do we think bloggers or commenters who use ALL CAPS are ANGRY MORONS, whereas we associate those who use italics for emphasis with elegant intellectual discourse ? Discuss amongst yourselves. . . . . Continue Reading »

Introducing Carl’s Rock Songbook

This blog has been carried by Peter Lawler for the last year or so, and the time has long since passed for yours truly to lend a hand. As a way of prodding myself into the unremunerated glories of blogospheric content production, I’ve given myself permission to muse upon old rock songs. Most . . . . Continue Reading »

Nostalgic Liberalism

As Yuval explains, liberals no longer think that History is on their side. So the long for the days when our safety nets were more secure and our lives were more humane and dignified as a result. I might add that one danger that is that our libertarians might come to think too confidently that they . . . . Continue Reading »

Legendary Teachers

And a biographical insight into the origins of POSTMODERN RIGHTLY UNDERSTOOD (or POSTMODERN CONSERVATISM). To those (beginning with Paul) who have written to me about Sara: Thanks, she’s in rehab now and slowly but surely figuring out how to walk again. It was a very close call, and once . . . . Continue Reading »