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The Statute of Limitations has Passed

They never quite got it when they asked me if I was “going home for Christmas” and I replied, “I live at home.”
January 17, 2011

What Is Wrong with Contemporary Intellectuals?

"Intellectual" and "Disinterested," as we use them, are new words. I "prefer" old words: Scholar, Monk, Contemplative, Lover of Wisdom.

Without Form and Void

If evangelicals are going to have trouble drawing the line in worship against Christian rock, will they really be reliable when it comes to evaluating the best texts and artistic…
January 13, 2011

Cabrini Dreams

“You go two blocks one way, you're in public housing. You go two blocks the other way, you're at Banana Republic."
January 13, 2011

ResPublica’s 10 Best for 2010

I am proud to say I made the list.

Libertarians and Others Talking about Traditionalism

An argument about tradition commences.
January 11, 2011

When Bullets Fly

Peace on Earth is still our prayer.
Mark T. Mitchell
January 11, 2011

Women, The Cosmos, and Cosmetics

I still do not understand why, in a prison and particularly in a jungle prison, where needs multiply like rats, why the need for lipstick should vault to the top…

Two Columns Worth Reading

Two columns - by Brooks and Cohen - provoke reflection upon the nature of our civic crisis.
Patrick Deneen
January 5, 2011

Art and Community

The recent controversy over the removal of a video from the Smithsonian offers a good occasion to reflect on the relationship between the artist and the polity.
Patrick Deneen
January 4, 2011

Memories: Montana Ranch

It was the kind of responsibility that forces a kid to grow up.
Mark T. Mitchell
January 2, 2011

Dear Santa

You may think every five- to eight-year-old you know wanted an iPod this year. Not these kids.
Katherine Dalton
December 31, 2010

Stegall Accepts Position in Brownback Administration

Caleb Stegall is set to become general councel for Governor Brownback when he takes office on January 10. Here is the announcement. No doubt his new responsibilities will leave less time…
Mark T. Mitchell
December 30, 2010

The Kodachrome Era Ends, Right Here in Kansas

Mama, they took my Kodachrome away.
December 30, 2010

Bottom of the Barrel

Here is your opportunity to name the worst-ever occupant of the White House.

Like Ike?

TAC reconsiders Eisenhower's Farewell Address, delivered fifty years ago next month. Kauffman and yours truly participate in a fine symposium reflecting on the dangers of the "military-industrial complex."
Patrick Deneen
December 27, 2010

Two Literary Journeys

We have, until this day, indulged in our individualistic reveries, imagining that we are always free to “light out for the Territory” and leave the ills of communal life behind…

Porchers vs. Tea Partiers?

ISI sponsors an on-line discussion on the limits of liberty.
Mark T. Mitchell
December 26, 2010

Christian Burial

In the ancient world, Christianity put an end to cremation, and for a century it was kept in check by Christian tradition.
December 24, 2010

A Fertile Christmas Tradition

While Peters is peddling his technophiliac vision below, I commend this ancient Catalonian tradition for your creche (and your garden), "the Caganer."
Patrick Deneen
December 23, 2010

That Endless Enlightenment

Academic leftists and conservative critics of academe are united in a fundamental proposition, says Stanley Fish. True enough, say I: education is endless and the world is a nauseating abyss.

Last Minute Gift Idea

A splendid gift idea, especially for yourself.
Patrick Deneen
December 21, 2010

The Fighting Bobs

But then Dylan is 69, and old enough to remember when the people of his place looked askance at empire. There were giants in the earth in those days.
December 21, 2010

Julian Assange & the Face of Placelessness

From the mountaintop, the little people of this world appear very small indeed.
Katherine Dalton
December 20, 2010