Peter Lawler

“Clear Eyes, Full Hearts, Romney Lost” . . . . Continue Reading »

Our friend as Tom Harmon is big on a CONSERVATIVE yet POSTMODERN response to the exchange in PUBLIC DISCOURSE . I’m glad, of course, to see the exhange, although it doesn’t cover new ground. PM’s attempt to be all civil theological about the Declaration depends on an . . . . Continue Reading »

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That Lena Dunham commercial might have made a real contribution to enhancing the president’s turnout, for all I know. Certainly it was consistent with the Democratic convention’s insistent appeal to women’s rights, especially the rights of single women. But there’s at least one . . . . Continue Reading »

Featuring fancy analyses of music, TV, and movies and, of course, the a taste of Carl Scott’s College of Rock and Roll Knowledge. Details here . . . . . Continue Reading »

So Protestants in their ways degraded marriage by depriving it of sacramental status as a manifestation of the divine personal logos in the world. Marriage became predominately natural but still holy and Christian. It wasn’t rechained to the paganism of aristocratic patriarchy. For most . . . . Continue Reading »

So David’s article is interesting more for its listing of various young conservatives than its actual content. I just don’t have time to comment much right now, but I thought I’d get it out there for your consideration. My TALKING POINTS for now are pretty random: 1. Our Pete . . . . Continue Reading »

. . . are a lot like the real Lincoln . . . . . Continue Reading »

or PURE POSSIBILITY . . . . Continue Reading »

So here’s still more from my (endless) BYU lecture. This part includes issues that I might well have skipped as above my pay grade, except they were of special interest to my audience. Our friends and expert bloggers THE BROTHERS JUDD said my previous post on marriage vs. existential . . . . Continue Reading »