Peter Lawler

. . . is even greater than usual. There’s a symposium on Catherine Zuckert’s PLATO’S PHILOSOPHERS—featuring Mary Nichols, Bob Kraynak, Arlene Saxonhouse, and others. PLUS there’s the definitive UPDATE of STRAUSSOPHOBIA, a really enjoyable article entitled “What . . . . Continue Reading »

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So pretending that I belong to a religion that prohibits linking on the Sabbath, I will offer some quick comments. First, George Will whines that Romney is all competence and no ideology, a technocrat. He offers the example of Mitt’s unprincipled flip-flopping on ethanol (not a big issue). . . . . Continue Reading »

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. . . Tennessee, that is . That’s where you can find Union University, the school that’s proving that Southern Baptist liberal education is not necessarily an oxymoron. Thursday night at 7. Where’s Jackson? Somewhere between Memphis and Nashville. Thank God, once again, for the . . . . Continue Reading »

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1. Here’s some BIG THINKING on technology not in the classroom. It’s gotten a huge number of hits, appparently because of a controversy I didn’t know about over the Waldorf School. 2.The thread below and many others on the web show that the spirit of resistance to Romney is . . . . Continue Reading »

1. I saw Herman Cain on Piers Morgan last night for a few minutes. He was terrible on homosexuality and abortion—pro-choice in all the wrong places. Meanwhile, the 9s is picking up endorsements from the likes of Steve Forbes. Cain’s done and deserves to be done, and for reasons having . . . . Continue Reading »

The high-tech parents from Silicon Valley are now sending their kids to a school that sells itself as computer-free. Why? Such technology is a distraction, turning attention away from reading, writing, numbers, talking, and thinking. The buzz word in education is now ENGAGEMENT. My experience is . . . . Continue Reading »

Well, he’s not. I just wanted to make a dumb blond joke. And it’s not like it’s wrong for someone to calll attention to the downside of Thatcherism. But if our friend the crunchy yet conservative Mr. Dreher is right, he’s confused. He criticizes America for being hobbled by . . . . Continue Reading »