Peter Lawler

1. My MODERN AND AMERICAN DIGNITY is now available for immediate delivery on AMAZON. The great news is that if you—like ME—have AMAZON PRIME, there’s still plenty of time to get copies for Christmas giving. 2. I’m sure everyone has read the article in THE NEW REPUBLIC by . . . . Continue Reading »

Turns out not to be a violation of human rights, according to the European Court of Human Rights. Here’s an un-American precedent I wish our Supreme Court would believe in. . . . . Continue Reading »

doesn’t exist . They also show we’re not necessarily conscious of that fact during a one-night stand. . . . . Continue Reading »

Here’s my story of my appearance on local TEA PARTY radio. Why is it on BIG THINK? Well, they young guys who run BIG THINK (with, I hope, good reason) think of themselves as something akin to the founders of GOOGLE or YOUTUBE. They flattered me by saying I’m that rare (because . . . . Continue Reading »

Pistol Pete explains that if only the mandate is unconstitutional from a judicial view, Obamacare actually becomes worse. The point of the mandate is to keep people from avoiding insurance payments untill they actually get some troubling symptoms. They can never be turned down under the . . . . Continue Reading »

So the encyclopedia people are running an expert symposium on President Obama. Naturally, they’re opening with my fair-and-balanced view . . . . . Continue Reading »

1. Ralph’s book (see below) is really great. He reconciles philosophy and moral responsibility on the deepest level, but without getting all Kantian on us. 2. Because I’m known for liking compromises, why don’t I like the current one between Congress and the president (that may be . . . . Continue Reading »

1. That’s basically the charge against our friends THE PORCHERS leveled by Mr. Cheeks below. It’s surely a bad sign that our friend Caleb from Kansas (who was one of my two favorite Porchers) has left the Porch. The charge, as I see it, amount to this: They’re not really talking . . . . Continue Reading »

Here is a fair-and-balanced review: Peter Lawler is today’s wisest guide through the conceptual thicket of dignity, virtue, and democracy in America. His usual wit and charm are on display in this new book, a tour of technology and tradition, faith and freedom. Lawler doesn’t flinch from . . . . Continue Reading »

1. Interlude is another word for stalling. My only daughter is past the due date on his first kid, plus there’s lots of other breaking news in Mount Berry, GA. So a combination of transient ADD and lack of time is delaying indefinitely the next big installment. 2. I’ve been visited by a . . . . Continue Reading »