In Praise of Gossip
Gossip, under the right circumstances, acts as a virtue which demonstrates concern and thickens social ties.
Civilization & The Sacred
Civilization rests upon the sacred. Thus it is as grimly appropriate that the first atom bomb test was sacrilegiously codenamed “Trinity” – as in *the* Trinity – as it is that the Fat Man made an almost direct hit upon Urakami Cathedral, the most sacred spot in Nagasaki.
How I Ended my 6-Year Relationship with my Blackberry
Going to the gym? Call a friend. Running an errand? Send a text. Eating something interesting? Take a picture and show the world on Facebook.
The Games They Play
This year the House has come together to support national pollinator week, national dairy month, and national train day.
The End of Courtship
Today, there are no socially prescribed forms of conduct that help guide young men and women in the direction of matrimony.
Wendell Berry and the Great Economy
Economics has become a totalizing system claiming the power to explain all things. It is as much a religious system—by another name—as is Berry's Great Economy.
The City of Bell and the Problem of Local Control
“It enabled us to create our own vision for the future. That was the way I look at it then and now.” I guess part of that “vision” was Tammany Hall.
Pale Liberalism
It is time to reopen the questions about human nature, about human autonomy, about the desirability self-creation. Liberals should, in brief, broaden their horizons to ponder competing views of human flourishing.