Comments on: Afoot

By: James Kabala

James Kabala — Mon, 22 Mar 2010 20:43:06 +0000

True, but there are also many sites promoting the view that (as Wikipedia puts it) “[s]ome of the diseases that pasteurization can prevent are diphtheria, salmonellosis, strep throat, scarlet fever, listeriosis, brucellosis, and typhoid fever.” What reasons cause you to find the anti-pastuerization arguments more convincing?

That is the Achilles’ heel of this site, in my opinion. It is pretty clear that over the last few centuries moral health has gone down and physical health has gone up. When this site argues that moral health is more important and some sacrifice of physical health and convenience may be necessary to improve moral health, it makes good points. When it tries to argue that physical health has not really improved, it enters “Are you going to believe me or your own eyes?” territory, even if (for all I know) it is right in this particular case. (And if even Pasteur is a villain, is any scientist a hero?)

By: Patrick J. Deneen

Patrick J. Deneen — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:58:52 +0000

Mr. Kabala,

There is a wealth of information about the benefits of raw milk on the internet. I could recommend some sites for you, but they are readily available with a simple search (e.g., try googling “benefits of raw milk”), and I don’t want to deprive you of the independent and hardy exercise of doing it for yourself.

Beyond that, the point of Scallon’s piece wasn’t to discuss the health benefits of raw milk per se, but to point out an interesting (and I think, promising) coalition in a number of areas that is combining those on the notional Right and those on the notional Left. In your indignant demand for facts, you seemed to have missed the meaning.

By: James Kabala

James Kabala — Sun, 21 Mar 2010 23:08:00 +0000

It would be nice if either this article or Scallon’s provided evidence of the dangers of pasteurization and the advantages of raw milk. I’m willing to be convinced, but I would like to hear some evidence. I can never figure out why so many Front Porchers and Crunchy Cons expect their arguments to be accepted without question and take any request for further information or hard data as a sign of venality.

By: Bob Cheeks

Bob Cheeks — Sat, 20 Mar 2010 14:39:21 +0000

Great minds think alike, Steve K.

By: Steve K.

Steve K. — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:58:05 +0000

And what a fine country she is, Mr. Cheeks!

By: Resisting Hopey Changey » Postmodern Conservative | A First Things Blog

Fri, 19 Mar 2010 17:07:35 +0000

[...] Porcher-in-chief, Dr. Pat Deneen has a rather interesting post related to the soon-to-be “passed” Obamacare legislation, designed to empower the central government, and the corresponding rise of the constitutional concept of “states’ rights” beloved by anti-federalists of every stripe and the Madison/Jefferson idea of “nullification” greatly improved upon by that South Carolina firebrand, John C. Calhoun here: http://www.frontporchrepublic.com/2010/03/afoot/#comment-32035. [...]

By: Bob Cheeks

Bob Cheeks — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 16:05:52 +0000

Ironically, the much abused concepts of “states rights” and nullification may be those instruments that save whatever is left of republicanism in America. Perhaps, Robert E. Lee was right, Virginia was his country.

By: Sean Scallon

Sean Scallon — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:02:42 +0000

Thanks for the kind words Pat!

By: Daniel McCarthy

Daniel McCarthy — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 18:57:17 +0000

No trouble at all — thanks for mentioning the story.

By: Patrick J. Deneen

Patrick J. Deneen — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:57:20 +0000

Sorry, Dan, I’d meant and thought I’d linked it, mea culpa. I’ve link it as well directly in the piece, above. There was certainly no intent to slight the fine work at TAC!

By: Daniel McCarthy

Daniel McCarthy — Thu, 18 Mar 2010 02:53:38 +0000

Here’s a link to the Scallon item, http://www.amconmag.com/blog/2010/03/14/free-soil-free-men-free-milk/

By: Steve K.

Steve K. — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 19:44:03 +0000

John,

“It’s the opening stage of the breakup of an entity too big to fail. Or to succeed.” Too big to succeed – that is very astute. Of all my years working in DOD, the sheer size of the bureaucracy is the greatest driver of waste and failure.

By: D.W. Sabin

D.W. Sabin — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:56:50 +0000

Every Federal Encroachment is countered by an equal Federal Abandonment

By: John Médaille

John Médaille — Wed, 17 Mar 2010 13:36:11 +0000

If a president can “nullify” laws in his signing statements, I don’t see why a state governor can’t do the same. In any case, states will have to nullify more and more laws. It’s the opening stage of the breakup of an entity too big to fail. Or to succeed.