James W. Ceaser I was deeply impressed with Peter Lawler’s fine essay, NASA Needs A Philosopher, above all with his last point—number 7—about the possible character of relations with other “civilizations” we might encounter in the universe. I wrote an essay on this same . . . . Continue Reading »
Another excerpt from Caritas in Veritate : The challenge of development today is closely linked to technological progress , with its astounding applications in the field of biology. Technology — it is worth emphasizing — is a profoundly human reality, linked to the autonomy and . . . . Continue Reading »
Private correspondence from several readers of the Postmodern Conservative Blog expressed incredulity that I ever went to Kansas. I offer the photo below as one piece of evidence to prove that the trip took place in historical time, roughly as described in the post entitled “Osawatomie or . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s a very thoughtful brief essay that features both Tom Wolfe and ME. It’s fairly pessimistic—but still postmodern conservative—because its nostalgia is not for porches and goats but for pilots and astronauts—the members of the Greatest Generation. Those men . . . . Continue Reading »
As I awoke this morning I was treated to a most light-hearted remembrance of Bastille day on NPR. Nothing is so merry, it seems, as stringing up a few “aristocrats” from light poles. Not that the jovial announcers at NPR are particularly to blame; their casual notice of what could be . . . . Continue Reading »
Matt Crawford’s excellent book Shopclass As Soulcraft has a gotten a lot of attention recently, almost all of it favorable. This week, FPR is joining the party with a symposium featuring posts from Rod Dreher, Mark Shiffman, and, among others, me . In it, I claim Crawford as chief . . . . Continue Reading »
The following is another exerpt from Caritas in Veritate : Sometimes globalization is viewed in fatalistic terms, as if the dynamics involved were the product of anonymous impersonal forces or structures independent of the human will. In this regard it is useful to remember that while globalization . . . . Continue Reading »
Here’s one example among many of the wise moderation of the new encyclical : In his Apostolic Letter Octogesima Adveniens of 1971, Paul VI reflected on the meaning of politics, and the danger constituted by utopian and ideological visions that place its ethical and human dimensions in . . . . Continue Reading »
What a fabulous idea! Give this man some credit, he sees the postmodern conservative point of my post was to say that there’s something—but not everything—good about the South. And surely he’s right to add that I’m the true heir of the authors of I’LL TAKE MY . . . . Continue Reading »
So my friend Carl Scott sent me an email asking if he could contribute a reflection on the Porcher-Pomo debate that is a bit long for a normal comment on the thread below. I usually wouldn’t do this but it’s so good—especially when it criticizes ME—that . . . . Continue Reading »
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