thoughts in and out of season
Is anyone interested in reorganizing the Knights Templar (or a similar order) on a strictly Catholic Traditionalist basis? What else could counteract the general process of abysmal civilizational decline and cleanse the age of its excess filth? The Atlanteans of Plato lost their divine nature through repeated crossing with corrupt humanity and worship of the … More ...
Dear Mr Kalb and Fellow Readers,
We are fighting a retreat based on timid leadership in legislatures and in Websites. The liberal Senate and the nearly liberal House are nearly always proposing amnesty etc. The House might or might not hold firm in refusing to compromise on enforcement only, but do not count on it … More ...
I take this excerpt from Hugh Hewitt’s site, summarizing a thesis of James Caesar of the University of Virginia that the Left seeks to implement an ideology of “non-foundationalism.” I think Caesar is superficially correct and substantively wrong.
“The left in this country has adopted “non-foundationalism,” a belief that “a new kind of society, free … More ...
Here’s an image that appeared on a piece of junk mail I received from the U.S. Postal Service pushing their “premium forwarding service,” which lets your mail follow you when you go on vacation. Whatever happened to feminism?
I suppose it matters that other panels on the card make it clear that what’s being shown … More ...
I’ve mentioned that IMHO, modernity, as a matter of principle, does not value human life.
“Human life,” within modernity, is just another fact, and as such is treated like any other fact: with neutrality and devoid of any intrinsic value.
Then, I ran across this quote from Trotsky, a principled modernist if there ever was … More ...
The more organized knowledge becomes the less people know. Formal studies are good for some things. Even football coaches have chalk talks, which are a kind of formal instruction. There are limits though. You don’t become a good cook from food science or a good teacher by studying teaching.
When knowledge is over-organized what counts … More ...
William MacClain maintains an Eric Voegelin study page, and I found the following at his site, which summarizes Voegelin’s comparisons of classical understanding of human nature and modern/liberal understandings. I quote from his page:
“A reflection on the purposes and prospects of classical studies.
The original definition as “the study of man’s nature as it … More ...
The following is the third part of a three-part interview run at 2Blowhards.com on January 20-22, 2004. The 2Blowhards version includes extensive comments from readers with responses by me.
2Blowhards: I think that, while many people are sympathetic to the critique conservatives make of liberalism, many of them are also suspicious of what conservatives would … More ...
The following is the second part of a three-part interview run at 2Blowhards.com on January 20-22, 2004. The 2Blowhards version includes extensive comments from readers with responses by me.
2Blowhards: What was it like going through Yale Law when you did in the ’70s, having the convictions you do?
Kalb: My convictions were a lot … More ...
The following is the first part of a three-part interview run at 2Blowhards.com on January 20-22, 2004. The 2Blowhards version includes extensive comments from readers with responses by me.
2Blowhards: Can you explain what you mean when you write about (and criticize) “liberalism”? The way you use the word will be unfamiliar to many people.… More ...