Category: Literature

Potpourri 7/22/17

  1. The Christian View of History
  2. Telling a “universal story”
  3. What makes “the net” un-neutral?
  4. The ground has shifted
  5. The protecting veil of progressivism
  6. A thoughtcrime Bill in Congress
  7. Three for three
  8. Sentimental nitwits

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When “autonomy” is a rhetorical ruse

  1. When “autonomy” is a rhetorical ruse
  2. Fortify your crap detector with “agnotology”
  3. American Healthcare: Singapore, Finland or ???
  4. SPLC’s bait for lazy journalists
  5. Delusion begs explanation
  6. What the Protestant Reformers believed
  7. Benedict Option and the Dark Mountain Project

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Where are the Watchmen? (Day 2)

I attended the Eighth Day Symposium, an Orthodox-inspired but broadly somewhat ecumenical gathering, Friday and Saturday. The Symposium title was “Where Are the Watchmen?,” based on a September 2016 Harpers essay by Alan Jacobs.

Some highlights of Saturday (Friday’s highlights are here). Sit back. It’s long — but very rewarding. I’ll highlight the links to my personal favorites, but your mileage may vary.

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