1. In my continuing outreach to the Porchers, let me highlight an argument against “Great Books” education that I read and heard lately in various places by the eminent Dr. Pat Deneen. (I’m too lazy to link and Patrick is free to correct.) 2. First off, it’s relativistic. . . . . Continue Reading »
If you’re planning to be on the North Carolina outer banks Memorial Day, you’ll want to stop by the Sanderling Resort at Duck Beach for quite a unique set of talks , to be followed by discussion. This is hosted by the up-and-coming new educational foundation, The John Adams Center . . . . Continue Reading »
Because it is fashionable to be late and lists are fun, let’s think about the books that most influenced our early intellectual formation. Not too long ago, some writers on my reading list presented their contributions: Ross Douthat, Tyler Cowen, Austin Bramwell, Daniel McCarthy, Thursday. . . . . Continue Reading »
First Things , our generous host magazine, is now having its annual online fundraising week. This week only they’re offering to their readers a special subscription rate of $19.95 for the print magazine. To get this deal, readers have to go to this page ( . . . . Continue Reading »
1. Well, I’ve been stuck grading a huge number of papers by the overachieving Berry College students yesterday and today. We in the sticks don’t have graders, and our students actually seem to both have fun with and take very seriously their assignments. 2. So I’m just taking a . . . . Continue Reading »
. . . in loving this new issue (really, every issue) of PERSPECTIVES ON POLITICAL SCIENCE—America’s leading political and philosophical journal. There’s a symposium on WHAT IS POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY? (the book by Strauss, of course). It includes contributions by Rafe Major, Nasser . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’ve been deluged by (two) requests to post the Mad Men stuff from my Furman talk: From our view, people not so long ago lived somewhere between contemptible self-indulgence and inexplicable insanity. That’s the message, for example, of the excellent—if highly politically . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’ve been thinking through some of the work I’ve done in the last year on Modern American Technocracy and I’d like to publicly articulate some tentative conclusions. Some of these might be more lucid than others but try to cut me some slack since it’s 4am. The central and . . . . Continue Reading »
So here’s some of what I said at Furman about dolphins and such. . . . . Continue Reading »
Wow! Well, I’m sure there’s nothing I can say to turn of the spigot of comments on the Mormon question – both here and at our sister blog (First Thoughts), where they are up to 140+, I think. (One thing I have learned, at least, is that there are really quite a few . . . . Continue Reading »
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