At one time the website Front Porch Republic stood as a shining light, celebrating an open and public discussion of the limits of government, the intrinsic necessity of conceiving of ‘place’ in the human drama, and the acknowledgement of ‘liberty’ as a requirement . . . . Continue Reading »
Here is a fair-and-balanced review: Peter Lawler is today’s wisest guide through the conceptual thicket of dignity, virtue, and democracy in America. His usual wit and charm are on display in this new book, a tour of technology and tradition, faith and freedom. Lawler doesn’t flinch from . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Interlude is another word for stalling. My only daughter is past the due date on his first kid, plus there’s lots of other breaking news in Mount Berry, GA. So a combination of transient ADD and lack of time is delaying indefinitely the next big installment. 2. I’ve been visited by a . . . . Continue Reading »
1. The conference at BYU on OUR CONSTITUTION IN CRISIS provoked all sorts of thought, even in ME. Let me begin by thinking a bit about the Progressive view of the Constitution. 2. One view, as we’ve said, is that our original Constitution has been largely displaced by the PROGRESSIVE one. The . . . . Continue Reading »
There’s little less fashionable today than praising the Puritans, especially for their egalitarian political idealism, their promotion of genuinely humane and liberating learning, and their capacity for enjoyment and human happiness. Praising the Puritans is especially difficult for us because . . . . Continue Reading »
I recommend the recent reissue of Robert Nisbet’s The Quest for Community, which includes an excellent introduction by Ross Douthat. The book is a critique of both leftism and the right-liberalism (more “freedom,” less “equality”), so prevalent in today’s conservative . . . . Continue Reading »
So here’s a taste of what I’m going to say at BYU on Friday. I hope to see you in Provo. It’ll be hard, but not impossible, for you to buy me a drink or a coup of coffee: Marriage has become, we can say, individualized or Lockeanized enough that homosexuals can reasonably wonder . . . . Continue Reading »
So I thought I’d dig through the archives over at Voegelin View and I came up with this piece by the beloved and avuncular Dr. Ellis Sandoz: http://www.voegelinview.com/medieval-rationalism-or-mystic-philosophy-pt-4.html It’s the fourth part of a series and the other three parts . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . critically examined by me. . . . . Continue Reading »
The encyclopedia people asked for my view on the election and such. So I gave them a version of wisdom you’ve already received. . . . . Continue Reading »
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