I find myself circling back to the theme of a post from March of this year, which was a review of a book, Mindful Conservatism, by Chet Bowers, by Rolf Jucker. Where did the conservatives with a coherent philosophy of … Continue reading →
I’m peripherally familiar with Frank Schaeffer – the man who, with his father, Francis Schaeffer, played an important role in the establishment of the Religious Right in the 1970s and 1980s. It wasn’t until I read Mark Morford’s article and … Continue reading →
This post has been in the works for quite a long time and I will be using it as a basis for further investigation during the months to come. The previous post, which addressed some causes of the Boston Tea … Continue reading →
On September 11, 1970, Spiro Agnew, in an address to the California Republican state convention in San Diego, uttered these famous words (crafted by William Safire): “In the United States today, we have more than our share of the nattering … Continue reading →
Yesterday morning, I learned that Van Jones had resigned from his position in the Obama administration. On March 21, 2009, I wrote a post in which I explored the role of faith in advancing the goals of progressives. I learned … Continue reading →
After I discovered Ernest Partridge’s Crisis Papers website, I did a little exploring and discovered his book, Conscience of a Progressive, which is a book in progress. Dr. Partridge has decided to not post to the Crisis Papers website as … Continue reading →
I really like what Chet Bowers has to say about what a political philosophy of conservatism should entail. This is going to be a long post, so bear with me, please. I am trying to show how the talking heads … Continue reading →
The fact that conservatives have been attacking liberals for years because liberals are always fighting against progress, as defined by the conservatives, got me to thinking. Are progressives anti-progress? For a number of years, I have been more than a … Continue reading →
I found this cartoon on Brad Shorr’s blog and thought it summed up our present sad state of affairs quite well: The gentleman on the left, putting money into the hat, is G. K. Chesterton, who, with Hilaire Belloc, promoted … Continue reading →
On December 1, 2008, I posted a link to a video on YouTube that I thought was a very thoughtful commentary by Bill Moyers on President-Elect Obama. Several days after I posted the link, the video was removed from YouTube … Continue reading →