Ralph Hancock

Over at Times and Seasons, a blog mostly for Mormons, where I am guest, I have posted some thoughts on a “third-order” question that lies behind or underneath the most vital (I think) contemporary political issues.  Come on over and join the fray, if you dare. . . . . Continue Reading »

So here’s a modest effort to open up a discussable little fissure in the unified  vanguard of the political and philosophical juggernaut that we know as Postmodern Conservatism. Is it fair, and is it consistent with Pomocon-ism to say that the American Founders “founded better than . . . . Continue Reading »

Thanks to Samuel and others for an excellent discussion (just below).   Though I do not wish to disappoint, I find myself unconvinced that I have gone too far in criticizing Rawls, and in fact tempted to go further. 1.  Epigones:  Of course Rawls, no more than Strauss, say, . . . . Continue Reading »

Since a new survey of political theorists has confirmed the towering, unrivaled reputation of John Rawls, allow me to state briefly why this thralldom is a disaster for political philosophy.  Prof. Lawler is of course right that Rawls is boring, but he’s getting bigger rather than going . . . . Continue Reading »

If you’re planning to be on the North Carolina outer banks Memorial Day, you’ll want to stop by the Sanderling Resort at Duck Beach for quite a unique set of talks , to be followed by discussion.  This is hosted by the up-and-coming new educational foundation, The John Adams Center . . . . Continue Reading »

 Wow!  Well, I’m sure there’s nothing I can say to turn of the spigot of comments on the Mormon question – both here and at our sister blog (First Thoughts), where they are up to 140+, I think.  (One thing I have learned, at least, is that there are really quite a few . . . . Continue Reading »

A neighbor at First Thoughts  has found occasion (someone was listening to Glenn Beck . . . ) to issue yet another warning to any who might consider communing as Christians with members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints.  Fair enough.  Since we Mormons (you may as . . . . Continue Reading »

David Walsh’s The Modern Philosophical Revolution: The Luminosity of Existence, the magisterial concluding volume of a long-gestating trilogy, proposes a radical revaluation of modernity. Whereas Walsh began twenty years ago with the view that modern philosophy was complicit in . . . . Continue Reading »

Herewith some comparative remarks on Strauss and Oakshott prepared for last week’s meeting at Baylor University of the Michael Oakshott Association. (Later, if you’re interested, I’ll relate how the homosexual “marriage” issue — or, as I like to say, the advocacy . . . . Continue Reading »

Charles Kesler has recently provided another of his brilliant and bracing synopses of the American political scene , with a view to summoning conservatives to “another epic struggle, a battle for America’s soul, a battle that will determine whether free government will survive.” I am . . . . Continue Reading »