Angsters, Inc.
Are you post-evangelical? Are you postmodern? Are you post-caring? If so, a publication Adam just showed me may be for…
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I understand fair trade’s appeal. It’s like buying popcorn from cub scouts, you pay a bit more for something than…
A Response to Orwell
George Orwell, Mark Falcoff, and Mark Mitchell are (or were) all of the opinion that when a person wields words…
Self-Sufficiency and Conservatism
Politico’s Ben Smith thinks he smells a link between gold and populism, but asks why Glenn Beck’s populism likes gold…
In Praise of Heresy: Updated
I wrote the post below a few days ago. It seems my timing was prescient. Now the Republican Party is…
Ideology and History in American Politics
When traditional conservatives, or Burkean conservatives, or paleoconservatives talk about their conservatism, they like to emphasize its opposition to ideological…
Locke: We Wear Him Proudly, But He Doesn’t Quite Fit
No time at present to comment at length, but Ivan Kenneally has some poignant thoughts on Thanksgiving over at The…
Not an Ounce of Humanity: The Godfather of Totalitarian Architecture
David Parker I recently visited a lovely little square in a very old, a very nice, historical city. My friends…
In Praise of Heresy
Edmund Burke warned that eliminating religion was impossible – the religious impulse was natural to mankind, and if formal religion…
Chesterton on Change
Kevin Staley-Joyce has a sober but provocative post over on First Things, addressing New York Times columnist Adam Liptak’s recent…
On Natural and Artificial Stimulation (or, Coffee as a Slow Beverage)
Recently, I discovered a new mixed-use development downtown. There were upscale-looking row houses lining intimate streets with wide sidewalks. The…
Education and “The Dead Hands of the Past”
Something interesting I read today, in “Between Past and Future” by Hannah Arendt: “The testament, telling the heir what will…
A Referendum on Nothing
Yesterday saw two Republicans win governorships in key states. The first was Virginia, a historically conservative state that has trended…
In Defense of Popularity
Anyone who has paid attention to the Academy Awards over the past few decades knows that Hollywood prides itself on…
Peter Pan is God
Is the future of American Christianity in the hands of perpetual children? Jessica Prol brought my attention to an upcoming…
Greed, Greenness, Growth, and Goodness
My good friend Alexei Laushkin has written about American idolatry, materialism and its impact on the environment and other nations…
Legend vs. YouTube
Did you hear about the 9 year old who wowed Boston hockey with a spectacular goal? It looked like he…
Questions about Indie Music and My Soul
P.J. O’Rourke thinks Woodstock was juvenile, meaningless, and overhyped. I can’t speak for the beats and riffs of his generation,…
Narcissism and Loyalty
President Obama was humbled twice this week. First, he sent the resounding message to the International Olympic Committee at Copenhagen…
Skyscrapers and Penetration
I used to worry that there were weird creatures lurking in my room at night. I avoided stepping on cracks,…