Modernity Explained?
The Chronicle of Higher Education carries a piece by Tyler Jagt, a literature and critical writing professor, entitled, “My Student’s Can’t Read.” (I am forced to note that for any such prof I had, the use of a…
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Why The Empty Brady Bunch House is a Sad Metaphor of Modernity
If you were born sometime in the last century, you’re undoubtedly familiar with “the story of the lovely lady, who was bringing up three very lovely girls.” As it was, their four lives managed to intersect with “a man named Brady, who was busy…
Rage Against the Machine. Or Don’t. – Religion & Liberty Online
It’s unusual to be in the situation of reviewing a book no one will like. I don’t mean that literally; a handful of people will appreciate Paul Kingsnorth’s new book, Against the Machine, probably the same people who have followed his work for…
Understanding Modernity
Tom Knighton, writing at Townhall, notes the lack of stigma that exists in today’s culture and how the absence of such stigma has hurt society generally. The piece is a bit rantish for my taste (All rants are bad except when I write them…