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Statements in Revision…

In thinking through Jean-Francois Lyotard’s The Postmodern Condition and my position as a “conservative” Catholic sympathetic to our friends on the Porch, I’d like to throw this out there for some opinion. Lyotard (“Simplifying to the extreme, I define postmodern as . . . . Continue Reading »

Have a Very Scary Solstice

Rick Brookhiser at NRO chimes into an ongoing discussion of horror fiction : One way to think of Lovecraft is as a demented anticipation of Russell Kirk. Kirk praised the permanent things. The permanent things in Lovecraft are revolting monsters from outer space or undersea who, it turns out, have . . . . Continue Reading »

through a glass darkly

John Mark Reynolds recently drew this conclusion:Cling to what is permanent, but let go of what is not lastingThere is a corollary from Jim Elliott that I use as my email signature:He is no fool who gives what he cannot keep to gain what he cannot loseIt takes little effort to realize that our . . . . Continue Reading »

Nu-Paganism Watch

Exciting news from the Bayside City Council elections : the Queens Tribune reported that a conservative Republican was running a strong race in the 19th district and had a chance to win in the overwhelmingly Democratic city. But this was a conservative Republican with a difference: Dan Halloran is . . . . Continue Reading »

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