Peter Lawler

1. I’m stuck with any nunber of real deadlines right now, and so I can’t devote my attention as much as I should to either POP CULTURE or BLOGGING. 2. I’m completely PRO-CHOICE on whether conservatives should be attuned to pop culture. I would say it’s a harmless vice, one . . . . Continue Reading »

What the hell is this Kennedy post all about?? Is there some person out there worth taking seriously that I’m not aware of who thinks that Republicans never falter on judicial nominations? Who exactly are you talking to? Here’s my response: The POINT is that the liberal activist and . . . . Continue Reading »

Who couldn’t love Carl’s spirited account of Democrats’ always uneasy and sometimes hostile relationship with the actual Constitution? Some Republicans really do love and respect the Constitution more. But I can’t forget that the most egregiously open-ended interpretation of . . . . Continue Reading »

Big Thoughts on jobless recoveries and all that. . . . . Continue Reading »

Because I gotz THE POWER, I’m creating a separate post on my responses to some of the excellent issues raised in the thread to my narratives in retreat post below. djf, the vast expansion of the welfare state you fear is pretty unlikely. As Yuval has pointed out, the expansion of taxation . . . . Continue Reading »

1. Sorry to have been out of touch. But glad to see Pete and Carl posting on how conservatives are getting whipped on the narrative or “branding” front. 2. On FDR’s Second Bill of Rights: I agree it was an effort at “refounding.” I also think it failed. Our Court . . . . Continue Reading »

Here are our new pope’s beautiful words . He’s not exactly another philosopher-pope, but there are other ways of being an inspirational, evangelical, and poetically theological pope: For Augustine, the joy promised by the Lord to his followers is given and lives in spe, in hope. What . . . . Continue Reading »

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Who couldn’t love that? Carl is right. 76 turned out not to be a problem. Neither did being from OUR HEMISPHERE. The handicappers should have given more attention to the man who came in second last time. Francis might be exactly the right combination of evangelizer and enforcer, with more . . . . Continue Reading »

A leading Catholic intellectual: Since you brought it up, my papal endorsement goes to Burke. I would consider myself a fellow traveler with the “narrow and intense” fan base, but there are also practical reasons why I think of all the Americans he has a real shot. One — . . . . Continue Reading »