Let’s Bring Back Bourgeois and/or Post-Aristocratic Existentialism
by Peter LawlerSuch as you find, for example, in the some of the best parts of the American FIFTIES. Read what I have to say here . There sure were a lot of responses here, there, and everywhere to the St. John’s stuff below. I will get to them soon. The most PROBING was an email I got that wondered why my . . . . Continue Reading »
Thoughts On Rick Santorum Part II: Wrong Guy, Wrong Policies, Wrong Time, Right Idea
by Pete SpiliakosByron York pointed out that Santorum has been one of the few Republicans who spent the 2012 trying to emphasize the problems of the struggling middle-class. Santorum was talking about the wage-earners who had not graduated college while the Republican ticket was publicly obsessed with extolling the . . . . Continue Reading »
Democratic Longings
by Peter LawlerSo I’m sorry to have been MIA (or missing in laziness). I have to say I’m very moved by Carl’s last two posts. Joan Baez does have a beautiful voice, and I certainly agree that it’s all about non-bourgeois, non-pantheistic longings. If you click on Hugh Gillis’ link in . . . . Continue Reading »
In Praise of St. John’s College
by Carl ScottProbably most pomocon readers know about this special place, but it’s good to be reminded. Now if I started to praise, and talk about my time at, St. John’s, the post would be a very long one indeed. But today there’s some praise from Roger Kimball I can send you to, and as it it . . . . Continue Reading »
The Perfect Southern Gentleman of Our Time
by Peter LawlerThat’s what our friend Rod Dreher calls FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS’ Coach Eric Taylor, as a result of reflecting on my “Religion and the Mind of the South.” Rod thinks the character Taylor doesn’t quite ring true, and the show as a whole is somewhat lacking in realism, . . . . Continue Reading »
Carl’s Rock Songbook #80: Joan Baez, “Silver Dagger”
by Carl ScottBack to the Songbook—I can’t exactly explain why it has had to be dormant awhile. To understand Rock, I have argued, you have to wrestle with the 60s. This post is an attempt to capture perhaps that era’s most intoxicating moment, the early folkie and folk-rock one of expectation, . . . . Continue Reading »
Democrats And Republicans Are Colluding To Injure Low-Wage Workers
by Pete SpiliakosAn On The Square column partially inspired by James Ceaser. . . . . Continue Reading »
Against the Anti-republican Symbolism of Open Carry
by Carl ScottA facebook acquaintance of mine, not an aggressive type at all, posted pictures of himself “open-carrying.” Here is my brief little plea I sent to him against doing so. I am a firm supporter of 2nd amendment rights. The Heller decision was correct. I also support concealed-carry laws. . . . . Continue Reading »
Thoughts On Rick Santorum Part I: Next In Line?
by Pete SpiliakosByron York has written an excellent article asking a really good question. Why isn’t Santorum considered the (or at least a) frontrunner for the 2016 Republican presidential nomination? Santorum’s 2012 performance is very similar to Romney’s 2008 performance in both . . . . Continue Reading »
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