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We Interrupt This Broadcast for a Moment of Rank Cynicism
Patrick just posted that the great man himself was heard describing Michelle ma' Belle's kitchen garden as the "most important plot of land in America." Patrick tells me that in…
Obama the Pragmatist
From today's edition of Inside Higher Education: In remarks kicking off a White House forum on job creation and the economy, President Obama repeatedly stressed the role of higher education.…
The Decline of David Brooksian Civilization
Claremont, CA. Men of Western civilization, take note: David Brooks thinks that you – and he – are done for. In a recent exchange with Gail Collins, published on The…
Wendell Berry on the Old Victrola
Wendell Berry will appear on this morning's Diane Rehm Show. He is scheduled for the second hour of the show, beginning at 11 a.m. If you don't receive the show…
Hey All You in the Southside Johnny State
Father Ian Boyd, C.S.B., great Chestertonian and Saskatchewan patriot, will speak on "Chesterton and America" at 7:30 p.m., Wednesday, December 2, in the Chapel of the Good Shepherd at Seton…
The Young and the Insurance-Less
Claremont, CA. In the current conversation on health care, we often hear that the crises of costs and coverage are problems that come with an aging population. OK. Fine. What’s…
Make-Weight in the Making
Rod Dreher calls attention to The New York Times which has a piece describing a coalition of religious leaders who are pledging to defy the federal government. From the NYT:…
Noted Without Comment
"People concerned with the rights of unborn fetuses should be more concerned with the needs of children. No child could possibly get what he or she needs in a two…
Save the pets!
In another example of how unadulterated joy can come from unexpected places, some enterprising Atheists have made a kind offer to their Christian brethren. My own view is that anyone…
Dreher Reviews Palin
Quote: Palin positions herself as a populist, but her populism is entirely cultural. She never misses an opportunity to tell us how weepy she gets when she thinks about our…
Diversity Industry
This week I received a directive (the precise source of the directive is not clear nor is the intent) to demonstrate that in my classes I teach my students to…
Woods on Fox
State's rights, state legislatures, repeal of 16th and 17th, constitutional convention, and even nullification, coming back into the so-called mainstream discussion.
Save Detroit. Start a Farm.
Detroit is a mess. The auto industry is collapsing. Crime is rampant. Anyone who could get out has left. Buildings are vacant. Large tracts of land, once formerly known as…
Defending (Local) Prohibition(s)
Jacob Weisberg, in Slate, says that the spirit of Prohibition is dead, and those laws which still maintain elements of that spirit--stopping gay people from marrying, stopping sick people from…
On Hospitality
As a founding editor of this here social club---the site's name is derived from the subtitle of one of my books---I just wanna say that the contributions and fellowship of…
James Poulos Says Something Very Important
"Straussians in basic agreement with Kristol answer yes to the first question. Though no great critics of Plato, pro-Tocquevillian Straussians must concede that Tocqueville’s vision of democratic despotism significantly qualifies…
Paul Gottfried Says Something Very Important
"While I’m not declaring that the battle against our enemies is irreversibly lost, I’m definitely saying that paleoconservatives will not win the battle they began."
The Pagan Church
Richard Spencer: "I guess I just respect and admire the church more when it’s in a bold, aggressive, “pagan” mood, and less when its leaders demand universal tolerance and cry…
Gauntlets
A great many comments have been posted in response to my posting, "Subsidizing Localism." I think the question I sought to pose - and for which I do not have…
Sniped
The boys at Taki's Mag are sniping and griping about FPR (how could they have missed our passing case of feminism!?). That's fine, I suppose, and many of the critiques…
Where Have all the Iowans Gone?
In today's Wall Street Journal, I review Hollowing Out the Middle: The Rural Brain Drain and What it Means for America by Patrick J. Carr and Maria J. Kefalas: http://online.wsj.com/article_email/SB10001424052748704322004574480250107329602-lMyQjAxMDA5MDEwOTExNDkyWj.html
It’s Really Come To This.
Claremont, CA. This is just too good. Driving near Universal City last weekend, I saw a sign for what is possibly the most mind-blowing business concept I have ever encountered…
Update to Sharing the Children Equally
One of America's more interesting and less predictable feminist public intellectual voices, Arlie Hochschild, has a few things to say about the general topic of family life and child care…