Articles Archive
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.”
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…
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."
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.
When Bullets Fly
Peace on Earth is still our prayer.
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.
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.
Memories: Montana Ranch
It was the kind of responsibility that forces a kid to grow up.
Dear Santa
You may think every five- to eight-year-old you know wanted an iPod this year. Not these kids.
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…
The Kodachrome Era Ends, Right Here in Kansas
Mama, they took my Kodachrome away.
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."
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.
Christian Burial
In the ancient world, Christianity put an end to cremation, and for a century it was kept in check by Christian tradition.
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."
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.
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.
Julian Assange & the Face of Placelessness
From the mountaintop, the little people of this world appear very small indeed.