A Case For Government
In this hitherto unpublished 1995 lecture, Wilson Carey McWilliams sought to persuade a conservative audience (at the University of Dallas) for an arguably "conservative"...
Mafia Among the Mountain Folk
What ironies of fate converged that morning, such that a mob was about to come out on a march against us?
The Computer Made Me Do It
The habit of questioning, of civil debate, of negotiating, and compromise are the habits necessary for a thriving democracy.
Helpless?
With three children raised and fledged, we managed to avoid their seductive pox and the kids are actually grateful for it. All three of them are engaged in creative professions. Pushing buttons makes for better button pushers but an imagination comes from a combination of independent thinking and a life lived as much outside as inside.
Citizenship and Its Discontents
This lecture by Wilson Carey McWilliams was delivered at St. John's College in New Mexico on April 1, 1995. It is heretofore unpublished....
SB 1070 and the Limits of Decentralism
Phoenix, AZ.
In the days leading up to this year’s Major League Baseball All-Star Game, which will be held in Phoenix on July 12, there...
Marriage Ends in New York, An Ancient Struggle Continues
Devon, PA. As my latest pair of essays on FPR scrolled across the screen, New York Governor Andrew Cuomo was keeping the family legacy...
Reconquista and the Gospel
Those who believe themselves above primitive nativist loyalty should take care, lest they be discovered worse than infidels for falling short of it.
The Death of the Family
Devon, PA. In my previous essay, a sort of preface, I mentioned a two-part essay I published in the wake of the 2008 presidential election, called...
Access to the Internet is a Human Right
Dumbing down of the concept of rights is not simply incoherent. It is pernicious.