So I don’t want to give the impression that heresies are all bad. They’re usually partly good: They highlight part of the truth that had been obscured or neglected. They’re rebellions that have a Christian point. Consider this partial affirmation of the heretical modern—or . . . . Continue Reading »
Michael Anton’s fine essay on the Beach Boys, California culture, and the SMiLE Sessions album is now available on the Claremont Review of Books website. On the merits of SMiLE , compare and contrast his take with my Songbook essay, The SMiLE that Wasn’t . He doesn’t quite admit that . . . . Continue Reading »
Due to the absence of West Coast Straussians and perhaps the silence of Mr. Ceaser, we’ve reached a kind of postmodern and conservative consensus that PART of progressivism—the part articulated by the Court in PLANNED PARENTHOOD v. CASEY and LAWRENCE v. TEXAS—is a kind of Lockean . . . . Continue Reading »
Don’t let Pete’s title fool you below. He has this “point 2” innocuously presented as some “thoughts” on “other things,” which turns out to be one of the most devastating indictments of contemporary liberalism you’ll ever read. It absolutely destroys . . . . Continue Reading »
Meanwhile, here’s a liberal article that complains that the Democrats never developed a grand narrative to defend ObamaCare. The demonizing of those evildoing Koch brothers has been effective because it’s been unchallenged. The indignant author notes, surely correctly, that the last . . . . Continue Reading »
Pat Deneen does well to call attention to this confident comment by our President: Stumping in Iowa on May 24, President Obama declared, “We don’t need another political fight about ending a woman’s right to choose, or getting rid of Planned Parenthood, or taking away affordable . . . . Continue Reading »
The Democrats are assuming, of course, that at least the mandate part of ObamaCare will be struck down by the Court. Consider this influential article in THE NEW YORKER. What mileage do you think the Democrats can get from campaigning on Republican flip-flopping on the desirability and the . . . . Continue Reading »
All will be explained by me as part of this great event: Wednesday, June 27, 2012. 7:00pm until 9:00pm. Join us for June’s Conservatism on Tap event: “AFTER OBAMACARE” Featuring Kyle Duncan, General Counsel at Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, and Peter Augustine Lawler, . . . . Continue Reading »
Yesterday’s election result in Greece was about the best that could have been realistically hoped for. And that might be the most depressing thing. Let’s recap: Greece is broke. Greece’s government needs loans to pay salaries and pensions, but only a lunatic . . . . Continue Reading »
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