Scientists disagree, but MAYBE . It’s the lack of this CAPABILITY that caused Walker Percy to say that there’s more ontological distance between each of us and a DOLPHIN and a DOLPHIN and a rock. But, who knows, maybe those undeniably cute and smart mammals experience the joy of shared . . . . Continue Reading »
Or more Walker Percy . The symposium Saturday is in THE WILSON LIBRARY at UNC. . . . . Continue Reading »
Many of you may have wondered why I haven’t endorsed a candidate for the next Bishop of Rome. For one thing, I don’t know a lot about some of the most prominent possibilities. For another, it’s not like I get to vote or that I ever talk to any of those charged with voting. For . . . . Continue Reading »
I will be giving a talk next Saturday morning in Chapel Hill as part of a Thomas International symposium on Walker Percy. You can easily GOOGLE the details, which I will link later. Here are some opening thoughts . . . . . Continue Reading »
There is a last-minute “mini-conference” on the purposes and challenges of higher education on Friday, April 5 and Saturday morning the 6th. There will be presentations by both students and faculty from a variety of colleges. You are invited to participate, and there’s room for a . . . . Continue Reading »
Carl wrote a terrific piece about what he called our Liberal-Ivy ruling class and I found this passage from Angelo Codevilla to be quite striking: Thus by the turn of the twenty first century America had a bona fide ruling class that transcends government and sees itself at once as distinct from . . . . Continue Reading »
So I’ve been listening to CNN in the background while working on semi-serious stuff. Very discouraging. First, I’m one of the millions and millions of Americans who isn’t moved by this whole sequester thing. I’m leaving it to Pete and Carl. But it’s obvious that the . . . . Continue Reading »
Well, he thinks so . And far more importantly, in my sincere judgment, Mark Judge does too . Judge writes for Acculturated, the conservative website that seeks to explain Why Pop Culture Matters. So this post is a continuation of some observations about rap , but also, about the paradoxes of . . . . Continue Reading »
There’s an important Angelo Codevilla essay in Forbes : As Country Club Republicans Link Up With The Democratic Ruling Class, Millions Of Voters Are Orphaned . Not sure if I agree of his analysis of the Republican Party, which is obviously the main point of the essay, but I do agree with . . . . Continue Reading »
Remi Brague is no stranger to PomoCon and First Things readers. So it goes with saying that he is one of the most brilliant and knowledgeable thinkers and writers living today. His immense erudition, his intense study, and his mastery of Greek philosophy, as well as medieval Islamic, Jewish, and . . . . Continue Reading »
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