Peter Lawler

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For those who lack the above, let me recommend the informative and intelligent SHELDON COOPER WIKIPEDIA PAGE . It is clearly a labor of love. It is also under review for having too much intricate detail (which would only be of interest to someone who cares about the subject) and for something like . . . . Continue Reading »

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So naturally I’m envious that Ken Masugi and John Presnall made major contributions to BIG BANG STUDIES before I could get around to posting on the show. And all I have time to do today is to give some random notes. 1. THE BIG BANG THEORY is a network show. That means the continuity is better . . . . Continue Reading »

So here’s an amusing essay about how to tweet like a Straussian. I would comment more if I were an actual tweeter. It does seem to me that ALL CAPS could become an indispensable form of twitter pithiness. I do have a student—Kristian Canler (Berry name: Christian with a K)—who has . . . . Continue Reading »

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So says Rusty Reno . Compare today with 1980! Those who still fear socialism (or, I would add, even progressivism) just haven’t being paying attention. Sure, there’s ObamaCare. But it’s only a relatively small part of a big picture. Unlike our friends the Porchers, Rusty realizes . . . . Continue Reading »

Well, it’s not quite a “vs.” Carl updates: here’s the real link . . . . . Continue Reading »

So Richard Reinsch has a good article on the limits of James Madison’s religious thought—as expressed in the overrated MEMORIAL AND REMONSTRANCE. There the duty each of us has to our Creator is private or merely “conscientious.” It’s a limit to government, to be sure. . . . . Continue Reading »