Peter Lawler

1. So I’ve gotten a couple of complaints (really) that my contribution to BBS below was insufficiently sensitive to diversity issues. Well, that’s true. 2. The HR officer who called Sheldon in was a black woman skilled, as Leonard would say, in handlIng human relations issues. . . . . Continue Reading »

So here’s a round-up of reactions to the new Obama administrative mandate—the if I’m offended (however unreasonably) you’re in trouble college speech code. Ken Masugi reminded me of the trouble Sheldon Cooper has had with his university’s human resources officer. But . . . . Continue Reading »

BIG THOUGHTS HERE (Sorry about the earlier link.) . . . . Continue Reading »

Marxists, libertarians, and other progressives often mistake conservatives for reactionaries. Conservatives, the progressive allegation is, want to return us to a time when we were less free and less responsible. And that’s because we have a romantic or even utopian view of the past. The . . . . Continue Reading »

I’m writing a long article on this topic. And I’m going share parts of it with you two paragraphs at a time. It would be more interesting to talk about the president losing control of his own spins in ways that reveal (as Carl is more insistent that I am) his deep inauthenticity or lack . . . . Continue Reading »

And he got what was REALLY PROVOCATIVE —our Democrats are less progressive than conservative—without disagreeing with it. . . . . Continue Reading »

So there have been a lot of great posts by Pete, Carl, Ralph, Kate, and John in my (fairly brief) absence. I especially appreciate Carl reminding us of the fine book by our friend Philippe Beneton (a very melodious name, sing it to the tune of “Felice Navidad”) that Ralph expertly . . . . Continue Reading »

NOT TO COLLEGE . . . . Continue Reading »

So Richard has the best introduction to Ralphism I’ve read. I’ve also just read an unintentionally (perhaps) a little bit funny blog by Rod Dreher wondering why his (really, really profound and beautiful) Ruthie book hasn’t been picked up by Walmart or embraced by evangelicals. . . . . Continue Reading »

So here’s a short post by the fine blogger Alan Jacobs. With Alan, Sam Goldman, and Rod Dreher, I have to admit that THE AMERICAN CONSERVATIVE is starting to surge in a big way. So Alan’s point is that colleges are engaged in a destructive amenities arms race. Their health clubs and . . . . Continue Reading »