Peter Lawler

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So the consensus—reflected, for example, in Larry Sabato’s sensible CRYSTAL BALL—is that there are two top-tier Republican presidential candidates. They’re mentioned above. The takeaway I get when reading this or that analysis is the difficulty of any other candidate being . . . . Continue Reading »

Our master threader Pseudoplotinus introudced for our consideration the mostly effusive and certainly softball WSJ interview with Ben Nelson, who “founds and runs the Minerva Project.” His new university will, he claims, be America’s most elite institution of higher education, . . . . Continue Reading »

Thanks to all those who’ve let me know about Jean’s death. Words escape me for now. But she had the most generous and loving of souls and quite the deep and true appreciation of who each of us is. I owe her several big debts, and I’m sure I didn’t give her the gratitude she . . . . Continue Reading »

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Such as you find, for example, in the some of the best parts of the American FIFTIES. Read what I have to say here . There sure were a lot of responses here, there, and everywhere to the St. John’s stuff below. I will get to them soon. The most PROBING was an email I got that wondered why my . . . . Continue Reading »

So I’m sorry to have been MIA (or missing in laziness). I have to say I’m very moved by Carl’s last two posts. Joan Baez does have a beautiful voice, and I certainly agree that it’s all about non-bourgeois, non-pantheistic longings. If you click on Hugh Gillis’ link in . . . . Continue Reading »

That’s what our friend Rod Dreher calls FRIDAY NIGHT LIGHTS’ Coach Eric Taylor, as a result of reflecting on my “Religion and the Mind of the South.” Rod thinks the character Taylor doesn’t quite ring true, and the show as a whole is somewhat lacking in realism, . . . . Continue Reading »

So I’m here in Richmond at the ISI Honors Conference. I’m trying to think up stuff to say about the theme of RIGHTS AND DUTIES. Here are some tentative observations, which may or may not be part of my talk on Thursday morning. So we’ve heard plenty of reasons so far this week why . . . . Continue Reading »

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