Robert Cheeks

Fritz Wagner over at Voegelin View has an insightful observation on Climategate here , including one of Dr. Voegelin’s prescient observations written some decades prior to the current embarrassment. . . . . Continue Reading »

It seems there’s a bit of a rebellion over at the porch, where the iconic Wendell Berry, the Kentucky sage, is brought down a peg or two by FPR contributing editor and founder of the late, and beloved, The New Pantagruel: Hymns in a Whorehouse, Caleb Stegall. Is this what localism has become? . . . . Continue Reading »

Eric Voegelin, in his essay The Gospel and Culture , (Vol. 12, CW) explained that classical philosophy and Christianity share the same “noetic core.” Voegelin explicates the noetic core as the experience of the push-pull of the “golden cord” wherein life is gained, and awareness . . . . Continue Reading »

  Being a student of Voegelin, a philosophical groupie as it were, I’ve long wanted to attend one the annual American Political Science Association meetings held throughout the country and Canada. This year’s event was held last month in Toronto and has, of course, been blogged . . . . Continue Reading »

Columnist Jack Hunter over at Taki Mag has said the “S” word, “secession,” here . Secession is probably not a word you want to say on an internet site for any number of reasons. However, Jack points out that this past century’s most famous diplomat, George Kennan, was . . . . Continue Reading »

Well, I don’t know Mr. Casey Khan, but this commen t over at the Front Porch struck me as insightful and brilliant! That may not be the way you’ll describe it, but, hey, everyone has an opinion. . . . . Continue Reading »

When I first heard this I thought someone was putting me on. However, here’s the link, so maybe it’s the truth. Now I’m not a really big fan of exorbitantly large gummint but killing federales seems just a bit beyond the pale! I don’t think my ancestors at Pittsburgh back . . . . Continue Reading »

Check out Caleb Stegall’s blog post here and please take note of his brilliant response in the ‘comment’ section. Stegall’s exploration of the causes of the deculturation of modernity needs to be addressed by the scholars here at PoMoCon, in what could be a delightful . . . . Continue Reading »

Ted Kennedy murdered Mary Jo Kopechne and never served a day in jail. In fact the people of Massachusetts, who apparently approve of such behavior, elected him to serve in the United States Senate for nearly fifty years. . . . . Continue Reading »

A nostalgic reminiscence from the Clinton years: Social historians, the addlepated media, and other leftists have delighted in categorizing those of us who are “post-war baby boomers,” as self-indulged, morally challenged, half-wits who follow the remnant of the Grateful Dead around in . . . . Continue Reading »