And then, at last, as if from an ancient laver of regeneration, I baptize the evening properly.
November 2011
Several months ago I claimed that “the American conservative’s attitude toward education is often even worse than that of his [liberal] counterpart.” It turns out Rush Limbaugh has been so helpful as to emphasize my point.
Nashville, Tennessee — …This is a tale of two neighborhoods, a move from one to the other, and the inherent contradictions of gentrification.
Our old neighborhood, close to downtown, was one of Nashville’s first “streetcar suburbs,” full of cottage-style homes
If we expect others to rely on our fairness and justice we must show that we rely on their fairness and justice.
—Calvin Coolidge
My wife and I recently vacationed in Florida. One morning, over a cup of coffee and…
We lived now in a wrecked forest, but this is only the beginning.
I think about giving a standing ovation—not for the singing but for the cessation thereof.
The Spring 2011 issue of The City includes an insightful piece by Wilfred McClay on “The Illusion of Mastery” in public policy.
When the “will of God” no longer suffices as an explanation for death and suffering, the unfortunate realities…
The New Yorker examines the animating ideas behind OWS. I suppose this is what happens when childishness, boredom, social media, anxiety, and apocalypticism mix. Or, history repeating itself as farce. “Forming loose connections quickly” hardly seems like a recipe for…
The Atlantic Cities blog this month takes a look at a quarterly home design trend survey from the American Institute of Architects. Apparently in hard economic times, homeowners have different priorities when it comes to what they want from their…
Mayville, North Dakota –… You’re looking northwest from our front porch in Mayville, North Dakota. The picture, taken Sunday afternoon, November 13, casts doubt on what everyone knows about the state. Where is all the snow? It’s too soon to
Walter Russell Mead takes on the Baby Boomers.
If you haven’t read Euthyphro, then you should. If you have read it, then you should read it again.
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Every excess causes a defect; every defect an excess.
— Ralph Waldo Emerson
It is appropriate that Robin Rogers begins her informative essay on the state of philanthrocapitalism with a very large number — the 600 billion dollars in charitable
I will be lecturing tomorrow, Thursday, November 17 at the University of Texas at Austin. My lecture is entitled “Why Great Books?” and is being sponsored by the Jefferson Center for the Study of Core Texts and Ideas.
I described…
… to recover the bad Soil, and to remedy the waste that is made of good …
Video of the September 24, 2011 conference at Mount St. Mary’s University is now up on You Tube. Search for “human scale conference” or click here.
Thanks to the tech folks at Mount St. Mary’s for making this happen.…
