Recently I was interviewed by the organizers of the website “The Conservatory.” Here is an excerpt of the interview, as well as a link to the whole discussion.
March 2010
As one of literary bent and so frequently guilty of casting the charge of a Pox On Both Houses at our besotted political parties, I was impressed that at long last, at least one Republican stalwart stood tall and took a beating in the name of fiscal discipline.
I shall be giving a lecture on Eliot and Stoicism next week; FPR readers are invited.
Harvey Mansfield and William Galston disagree about liberty; from the perspective that insists place empowers liberty, Galston has it right.
To him, the created world is merely “resources” and fodder for “job creation.”
Heaven forbid. . .
Louis Auchincloss died January 26, 2010, aged 92. Most of the obits talk about his prolific writing career while working as a serious attorney until age 87. They also emphasize his concern for “eastern elites” and forgotten WASP culture. Most…
He discovered that he could solve the dependence on loan sharks in one village with a mere $27 in capital. For a man who was used to working in millions and billions, this was a real revelation
FPR in the Weekly Standard:
Getting Under JPod’s Skin…
Education presently conceived and presently practiced has but one goal: the mass production of idiots.
Hooking up is almost bound to emerge as a norm among young adults in a large-scale society where mobility is highly prized and cultivated.
The farmer Joel Salatin speaks at Georgetown – coincidentally during “Sex Positive Week.” He should have been scheduled for those events too, since he has something in general to teach about not using the world’s creatures as mere objects for our use.
Today marks the first anniversary of the Front Porch Republic. Such a milestone provides an opportunity to cast a quick glance back on the year and indicate a bit of what we hope to accomplish in the future.
On March…
How about REAL Front Porches? Could FPR be the ultimate dating service?
When economic growth finally levels off, what kind of world comes after? Shall we be unchained from the mad rush for money of the last century? Or will other but equally chafing chains weigh us down instead?
