Peter Lawler

The Democrats are assuming, of course, that at least the mandate part of ObamaCare will be struck down by the Court. Consider this influential article in THE NEW YORKER. What mileage do you think the Democrats can get from campaigning on Republican flip-flopping on the desirability and the . . . . Continue Reading »

All will be explained by me as part of this great event: Wednesday, June 27, 2012. 7:00pm until 9:00pm. Join us for June’s Conservatism on Tap event: “AFTER OBAMACARE” Featuring Kyle Duncan, General Counsel at Becket Fund for Religious Liberty, and Peter Augustine Lawler, . . . . Continue Reading »

versus my BIG THOUGHTS. . . . . Continue Reading »

So last night we went to see WILLIE NELSON at Chastain in Atlanta (outdoors, perfect weather, amazingly good acoustics). The opening performer—who was not listed anywhere and a surprise to me—was Jamey Johnson. He has to be the very best of the new country performers. He has that manly . . . . Continue Reading »

Directed toward the BIG THINKERS. . . . . Continue Reading »

Here is a challenging and disturbing—if of course quite one-sided—review of MOONRISE KINGDOM. Well, I’ve also discovered that liking Wes Anderson movies ranking very high on the famous list of things white people like. White people show their sophistication and sensitivity by . . . . Continue Reading »

. . . has been dug out by my student assistant Jacob Stubbs. Let me know what you think. Three Hank Williams tunes! And I’ve been misunderstanding that Indian’s name for years. I know little about Benjamin Britten, but 20 minutes of googling taught me that he’s quite the . . . . Continue Reading »

TABLE OF CONTENTS July–September 2012, Vol. 41, No. 3 ARTICLES A School or a Stage? Tocqueville and Arendt on Politics and Education Brian Danoff Tocqueville and the Religion of Democracy Richard Avramenko Political Relativism in the Work of Martin Heidegger Jason Blakely Self-Knowledge and . . . . Continue Reading »

Here are some observations from a Catholic young woman whose life “sucks” in the midst of prosperity: In my experience (I readily grant all of the problems with drawing inferences from individual and anecdotal observation), highly eligible men in my social set delay marriage for no good . . . . Continue Reading »

The fascinating J.L. Wall at THE LEAGUE OF ORDINARY GENTLEMEN notices that I invented the right term for the wonderful Marilynne Robinson. He adds that means that she’s neither a liberal nor a conservative. It does mean that she thinks everyone should work and everyone should be educated for . . . . Continue Reading »