Friday, 8/18/17 Change American Doppelgänger Peculiarly loveless What to do about the statues The Rhetoric of Authority Grand Rapids’ Lutheran Work Ethic L’ennemi de mon ennemi n’est pas mon ami Continue reading “Friday, 8/18/17” →
Saturday 8/12/17 Sharia supremacism Trump cries “wolf!” Robert Jeffress, political hack Burned-over America Old Dog learns command “git” Selective gender parity American Sentimentality Continue reading “Saturday 8/12/17” →
Addendum, 8/11/17 You are what you love Putting a foreign policy cork in him Should the Google C.E.O. resign? Human Guinea Pigs Continue reading “Addendum, 8/11/17” →
Wednesday, 8/9/17 Douthat seizes the teachable moment A legal obligation to fire? “On the spectrum” in a doubletalk environment Mama didn’t flinch Glen Campbell, RIP “orthodox” sex? Continue reading “Wednesday, 8/9/17” →
Tuesday, 8/8/17 The cost of a ticket from the grey town Vocationalizing the humanities A pox on both parties It’s all related Comprehensively bankrupt Another pox, just on one party “Running a white flag up the pole?” redux Harvesting air Continue reading “Tuesday, 8/8/17” →
Monday, 8/7/17 Habits of alienation and loneliness What’s wrong with the GOP (Part 1)? What’s wrong with the GOP (Part 2)? What’s wrong with the GOP (Part 3)? What’s wrong with Evangelical voters? What’s wrong with the Establishment Hegemons? Continue reading “Monday, 8/7/17” →
Potpourri, 7/25/17 (evening) Yes, but then there’s this; Paralipsis + “no buck stops here”; Closing Camp Dash; O.J. as historic figure; Religion and rationality; Ranking our existential threats; Dear NPR; Charlie Gard. Continue reading “Potpourri, 7/25/17 (evening)” →
A Clash of Huntingtons A Clash of Civilizations Huntingtons TBTF in the Golden State Two cheers for “the Trial Bar” Make ’em feel our pain The plus of Purdue’s football prospects Continue reading “A Clash of Huntingtons” →
Potpourri 7/22/17 The Christian View of History Telling a “universal story” What makes “the net” un-neutral? The ground has shifted The protecting veil of progressivism A thoughtcrime Bill in Congress Three for three Sentimental nitwits Continue reading “Potpourri 7/22/17” →
Punishing the truth Por favor Salvation & damnation. Period. The Truth will be punished Limited ambitions A word to the wastrels Pew projections Promise & Reality 15 seconds, assumes a lot Continue reading “Punishing the truth” →