Peter Lawler

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I too was sad and lonely today knowing that I wouldn’t soon be with thousands and thousands of political scientists. TRUE GRIT STUDIES took a hit from which it might take a year or two to recover. Here’s another part, which isn’t meant to flow from the previous part: Mattie . . . . Continue Reading »

Well, our Carl is displaying TRUE GRIT by driving to New Orleans for the APSA meeting in the face of HURRICANE ISAAC. What was the APSA thinking in going to the BIG EASY in one of its uneasy months? As of now, I’m still planning to get there for part of the meeting. But there’s no way . . . . Continue Reading »

1. So I’m in Baltimore as a discussion leader on a conference on utopias—if anyone knows what’s really going on Aeschylus’ PROMETHEUS BOUND you need to let me now by 930 in the morning. It is true that all utopias that are real projects for reform are about “blind . . . . Continue Reading »

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Elliott, a very eloquent man with a fascinating blog, takes me to task for portraying Ryan as a radical Randian. I could whine that I didn’t really do that. But his statement is so eloquent that I’ll silence my defensive gene for now. (I’m pulling this comment up from a thread . . . . Continue Reading »

1. Good news from the USA TODAY: Christie will be the keynote speaker. Whatever Romney says, the combo of Christie and Ryan will guarantee a convention bounce. I’m also relieved for the sign that fat guys—or normally semi-unfit guys— still have a place at the Republican table. 2. . . . . Continue Reading »

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