What’s Wrong with the Republican Party?
An ill-fitting presidential nominee led to an election loss. A better nominee might win next time--but is winning enough?
On Thanks-Giving
Hidden Springs Lane. It’s been a long political season. Some Americans are excited about the prospect of an Obama second term. Others are despondent....
Life Under Compulsion: If Teachers Were Plumbers
This is Part IV of a series of essays. For previous installments of "Life Under Compulsion," see Part I, Part II, and Part III.
“Good morning,...
The View from Your Front Porch
The View from My Front Porch, or Why We Bought the Farm by Andrea Kirk Assaf
Remus, Michigan....
After Romney: Republican Soul-Searching
These remarks were delivered before the Notre Dame College Republicans at a panel devoted to discussing the future of the Republican Party.
As an independent,...
Adam and Eve on the Porch: The Place of Majestic Man
Lately I’ve had the privilege of working through The Lonely Man of Faith (1965) by Joseph Soloveitchik (1903-1993), an influential Orthodox rabbi with deep...
Memory and the Damming State
The family’s life in this village had come to an end when the lake was dammed in 1958. One wonders who would consider such things worth it.
A Post-Election Symposium
The following is a series of reflections and ruminations on Decision 2012, courtesy of FPR writers-at-large.
Winnebago County, IL. Following Standard Operating Procedures, Republican bosses...
Post Mortem
Holland, MI
Let it be said that there is no longer any politically relevant conservative voice in America. The conservative movement has been thoroughly ghettoized....
Life Under Compulsion: The Billows Teaching Machine
Charlie Chaplin is working on an assembly line. He tightens bolts with a pair of wrenches. He does this without stop, over and over,...