Peter Lawler

Here’s what I think a study shows. . . . . Continue Reading »

Here’s some testimony from Paul’s former staffer. It’s far from entirely negative, although its point is surely to take Ron out as a plausible commander-in-chief. If this guy is right, Ron hates Israel, doesn’t think it should exist, and uncritically takes the Palestinian . . . . Continue Reading »

1. So I’ve been listening to 95.7 FM—a genunely outstanding radio station (broadcasting from the foot of Mt. Alto in Rome, GA—although it also serves Trion) featuring the hits from the Sixties, Seventies, and Eighties just about all the time. 2. Yesterday and today, they’ve . . . . Continue Reading »

BIG THINKING by ME. Merry Christmas! . . . . Continue Reading »

THE NEW ATLANTIS ISSUE that is mainly a symposium based on the great presentations at the second STUCK WITH VIRTUE conference at Berry College are now online. Particularly noteworthy, perhaps, is the closing article by Bob Kraynak. . . . . Continue Reading »

HERE . I’m not posting this to diss Paul or rouse up West Coast Straussians or even Mr. Ceaser. I’m just saying that his “libertarian worldview” may not share much in common with the “progressive libertarianism” of our bourgoeis bohemians or even our Straussians. . . . . Continue Reading »

So here’s the BIG THINK version of my below. Pete went further than I did the debate portion of the campaign somewhat of a freak show. Doesn’t mean he’s wrong. He’s also right that it would be right for candidates to call Paul out on his actual policy views—the ones . . . . Continue Reading »

Jay Cost has posted the fine comments he gave at Berry College a few weeks ago (at an event funded by the Intercollegiate Studies Institute). He was critical of the present nominating system for its lack of deliberation, drawing, of course, on the classic work of our own Mr. Ceaser. What’s . . . . Continue Reading »

I’m in an airport and a hurry. So no linking for me. But the newest Rasmussen poll has Romney at 25, Paul 20, Newt 17. Bachmann and the others are 10 or less. So I was wrong about Romney continuing to fade. Paul is probably still the favorite, but . . . . . . . Continue Reading »

. . . while Newt has swooned to third. Romney is in the same damn place he always is. Pete was more right than I was on Newt, although I was an early forcaster of a Paul victory. His organization, enthusiasm and all that might produce a bigger win than the polls now suggest—or Paul may have a . . . . Continue Reading »