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July 2017

July 14, 2017

The Western Tradition in Eighteen Windows

Your assignment is to name the eighteen most important figures in the Western liberal arts...

July 05, 2017

What Progressives Can Learn From A Professional Wrestler

Donald Trump reminded us last weekend of his history with professional wrestling. Well, Mister President,...

July 03, 2017

Patriotism and the Art of Compromise

Jonathan Rauch: It is our duty as citizens to find ways to live together. I...

June 2017

June 08, 2017

It’s the Only World We Have

Breaking from Andy Borowitz: In a surprise announcement, Trump tells the White House press corps...

May 2017

May 10, 2017

Our Thoughts and Prayers Are Not Enough

The most common, and lamest, response to those who have suffered tragedy is to say...

March 2017

March 05, 2017

Sixty-One Years On

I've no wish to be living sixty years on Elton John Tomorrow is my birthday!...

February 2017

February 22, 2017

A Crooked Faith

Out of the crooked timber of humanity, no straight thing was ever made. Immanuel Kant...

February 01, 2017

Playing with Fire

Somewhere I heard or read that one of the top television programs in Finland (or...

November 2016

November 28, 2016

To Whom Do You Belong?

During this academic year, my college is celebrating its centennial. For Jeanne and me, the...

November 18, 2016

Christians in the Public Square

Not long ago, in the middle of the political campaign that ended last week, I...

November 16, 2016

The Times They Are A-changin’

I’m going out on a limb here—way out. I like time changes. This year Daylight...

November 07, 2016

Life After Tuesday

A Facebook friend, who has helped the traffic on this blog increase exponentially over the...

September 2016

September 14, 2016

Repairing an Angel

I love The Onion. A couple of weeks ago they reported on a sad event...

September 05, 2016

Nice Work If You Can Get It

Not long ago, I read a Huffington Post article summarizing the results of what a bunch...

August 2016

August 29, 2016

First Day of Classes

Today is the first day of the semester at my college. I have been anticipating...

August 19, 2016

I Speak for the Trees

He shall be like a tree planted by the rivers of water (Psa 1:3) Those...

July 2016

July 27, 2016

The Sausage Sisters

It has been a rough ten days at our house. Not because Jeanne had knee...

July 18, 2016

Random Midsummer Thoughts

After the most beautiful Rhode Island June--sunny and low eighties day after day--in my twenty-two...

July 13, 2016

My Life as Lady Macbeth

The new semester begins in less than two months and I'm pumped! I'm particularly anxious to be...

July 11, 2016

Are We Better Than This?

A few days ago I posted the following on Facebook: My favorite sort of discussion...

July 09, 2016

Welfare in my Back Yard

Although I am a very liberal guy, I occasionally worry about the welfare state. I...

July 03, 2016

Happy Birthday to Us!

In preparation for our nation's natal day tomorrow, I offer the following--shamelessly stolen from The Onion--for...

May 2016

May 06, 2016

It’s That Time Of Year

On Monday, one of my Providence College faculty colleagues posted this on Facebook: Today was...

April 2016

April 16, 2016

Red and Blue Bubbles

As Jeanne and I do various things in the house on Saturdays, we often have...

April 14, 2016

Under My Skin, Part Two: Yes, It Hurts!

Bright and early on Wednesday morning, it began. Actually, it began around 10:30 on Wednesday...

April 09, 2016

Under My Skin

I hate being a disappointment to my son, but I know that I am. Caleb...

March 2016

March 11, 2016

Back in the Saddle Again

We in southern New England have been spared a tough winter. Shit can still happen,...

February 2016

February 22, 2016

Bored with Thinking

Many years ago I read a paragraph in Vera Brittain’s Testament of Youth that was...

February 05, 2016

Robbed by the Kiss Cam

“Wow, Vance!” my colleague exclaimed as he saw my office in our new philosophy department...

January 2016

January 22, 2016

Hanging Out With Juno

In anticipation of what is likely to be our first real snow of the winter...

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