Rusty Reno’s “resistance” review
R. R. Reno has a review of my book in the most recent Intercollegiate Review. He titles the review “Resistance Literature,” a phrase intended as high praise.
Diversity alert
One interest prompting my return to blogging is some writing I’ve been doing about “inclusiveness.” I’ve written various pieces on the topic, and I touched on the issue in my recent book. Now I’m trying to put my thoughts together in what may turn into a series of articles or book. I’ll be posting … More ...
Liberal identity and hipsterdom
Inclusiveness tells us that characteristics that traditionally define personal identity have no legitimate social role. If my specific identity as a man or member of a particular people is connected to my position in the world, that’s intolerable and something has to be done about it.
That can’t be the end of the story. We … More ...
Out of his depth
Does Obama’s handshake/bow to the Japanese emperor remind anyone else of a high school kid clowning for the camera in a yearbook picture?
Rulers of the world unite!
A friend sent me something he was writing on the political prospects for protectionist legislation. I sent him the following response, which I’ve edited a bit and relates to much more than protectionism:
… More ...In general, your discussion follows the interest-group, competing political party, voter sovereignty model of political life in a modern democracy.
I sometimes
A new leaf
I’ve decided to return to blogging, and I’ve marked the event with a new slogan and a few other minor changes.
The new slogan reflects the basic weblog situation—one man commenting on whatever comes to mind. I wanted a change, and “tradition and Catholicism” seemed a bit like “truth and logic” as a slogan when … More ...
Ignatian interview
There’s a longish interview with me at Ignatius Insight, the website of Ignatius Press.
A Global EU? International Affairs and Contemporary Liberalism
Here is the text of a talk I gave at the H. L. Mencken Club conference.
A Global EU?
International Affairs and Contemporary Liberalism
October 31, 2009
The other speakers have discussed foreign policy by reference to specifically American tendencies. I will discuss something that I think is more general, advanced liberalism—the dominant … More ...
Yet another review
Yet another review, this one by Carl Olson in Catholic World Report. It’s longer than average (two three-column pages) and quite favorable:
… More ...The Tyranny of Liberalism … is the work of an imaginative conservative who offers frank criticism and expresses the truth about authentic values and the permanent things with notable clarity, unusual insight,
The view from the Vox
A weblog “dedicated to the late Murray Rothbard” gives a detailed and very positive review of my book, calling it “provocative and profound,” and “a book I recommend to all” that “defends a traditional conservatism one can respect.”
The blogger, of course, is a libertarian. The biggest difference he can see between my views and … More ...