What the Winning Conservative Coalition Looks Like
The Right - “Those who work with ideas increasingly vote for the Democrats, while those who work in physical reality with their hands or machinery increasingly vote Republican.” 11/16/2020
The Right - “Those who work with ideas increasingly vote for the Democrats, while those who work in physical reality with their hands or machinery increasingly vote Republican.” 11/16/2020Meritocratic Tyranny: Big, If True
The Center - “But Sandel’s critique of meritocracy runs deeper than lamenting the obvious gap between meritocratic ideals and reality; Sandel takes issue with the ideal of meritocracy itself.” 11/13/2020
The Center - “But Sandel’s critique of meritocracy runs deeper than lamenting the obvious gap between meritocratic ideals and reality; Sandel takes issue with the ideal of meritocracy itself.” 11/13/2020Ibram Kendi’s Thesis Could Use a Lot More Rigor (Part II)
The Center - “In short, Kendi’s consequentialist view of racism as rooted in policy (which, however unpredictably and unintentionally, results in racial disparities) does not explain everything.” 11/12/2020
The Center - “In short, Kendi’s consequentialist view of racism as rooted in policy (which, however unpredictably and unintentionally, results in racial disparities) does not explain everything.” 11/12/2020Žižek and Milbank: The Monstrosity of Christ?
The Left - “However, the purpose of this reading is to stress—contra more conservative interpreters like Milbank—that the disordered post-modern world that we inhabit is not a firm break with Christianity.” 11/10/2020
The Left - “However, the purpose of this reading is to stress—contra more conservative interpreters like Milbank—that the disordered post-modern world that we inhabit is not a firm break with Christianity.” 11/10/2020Review: Clint Margrave’s “Lying Bastard”
Criticism - “Lying Bastard is a work of the zeitgeist. Disgruntled intellectuals. Returning war veterans just beginning their higher education. A school shooting. The fraud of academicians. Societal exploitation.” 11/10/2020
Criticism - “Lying Bastard is a work of the zeitgeist. Disgruntled intellectuals. Returning war veterans just beginning their higher education. A school shooting. The fraud of academicians. Societal exploitation.” 11/10/2020“Won’t Somebody Please Think of the Children”
The Center - “By becoming so concerned about the plight of children, we have become child-like ourselves.” 11/9/2020
The Center - “By becoming so concerned about the plight of children, we have become child-like ourselves.” 11/9/2020We’re Divided. But Will We Fall?
The Center - “French dedicates his book to James Madison, saying, ‘May we remember that you were right.'” 11/9/2020
The Center - “French dedicates his book to James Madison, saying, ‘May we remember that you were right.'” 11/9/2020How Biden Did It
The Right - “The Economist’s less-than-ringing endorsement of the former Vice President—resignedly titled, ‘Why it has to be Biden’—typifies the sentiment.” 11/8/2020
The Right - “The Economist’s less-than-ringing endorsement of the former Vice President—resignedly titled, ‘Why it has to be Biden’—typifies the sentiment.” 11/8/2020Ibram Kendi’s Thesis Could Use a Lot More Rigor
The Center - “For Kendi, it is policy first and racism second. Debatable? That is a racist question. Maybe a presentist interpretation of history? Also racist.” 11/7/2020
The Center - “For Kendi, it is policy first and racism second. Debatable? That is a racist question. Maybe a presentist interpretation of history? Also racist.” 11/7/2020Is the West “at War with Islam”?
The Center - “This becomes painfully clear when it is one’s own city that is being attacked. I had cycled through the neighborhood a mere 30 minutes before the attack commenced.” 11/6/2020
The Center - “This becomes painfully clear when it is one’s own city that is being attacked. I had cycled through the neighborhood a mere 30 minutes before the attack commenced.” 11/6/2020