Cameron’s “Big Society” and its Discontents
I can’t seem to get the Orwellian thought of a “National Department of Bigness” out of my head – where everything is kept small and local…except the Department.
The Tragic Logic of Central Authority
Ross Douthat reflects on the way in which globalization, the mass media, and participatory democracy make local control so difficult to maintain.
Need an Ark? Try your Hand
It is no wonder that we fallen mortals would drive a heavy spike through the opened hands of Christ, bloodily impaling him atop the rocky pate of Golgotha.
Science and the Decline of the Liberal Arts
The hidden connection between our two academic orthodoxies - post-modernism and scientific research.
An Apologia for Tiger Woods
The rise and fall of Tiger Woods leads to a brief meditation both on beauty and virtue.
David Brooks on Phillip Blond
David Brooks offers an unstinting positive assessment of Phillip Blond's alternative to the current Left/Right alignment.
Miss Coach
A woman head coach of a boy's high school football team robs the players of a male role model and diminishes the bonds of male camaraderie.
