History of Western Civilization in Just Five Minutes
My first Substack project. It might take ten minutes, btw.
Eric Scheske
Preparing for Catholicism's Preeminent Role in the West after Democracy Collapses?
Kevin Vallier's analysis of Patrick Deneen's newfound Statism in this podcast episode is really interesting.
Deneen wrote Why Liberalism Failed. It got a lot of press, especially after Obama included it on his 2018 reading list. Obama liked his insights but disagreed with Deneen's
Thomas Sowell's Hemispheres
My first attempt to flush out the phenom that is Thomas Sowell
Loper Bright: Relentless War Against the Left Hemisphere
Chevron is Dead: Audio0:00/429.2702041×💡Chevron deferred to rules and experts, two things cherished by the left hemisphere. The death of Chevron is a victory for the right hemisphere.
Chevron is dead. Thank goodness. It might have been the biggest Supreme Court victory for the right hemisphere ever.
Celebrating the Overlooked
I appreciate any effort to rescue the neglected noble: those little things that are good but nobody notices. It could be a person, it could be a garden.
The Dorothy Parker and Florence King Reincarnate
But she's going on maternity leave
The Anti-Drinking Campaign Picks Up Steam
Excerpts from two recent articles
The Hemispheres in the Garden
I lost a lot of money in the 2008-2009 crisis. I was doing alright but lawyers throughout Michigan were shuttering their practices. I knew it could become difficult to sustain my homemaker wife and seven young children.
An acquaintance asked me if I’d ever tried square-foot gardening. I hadn’
Cells of Peace
I keep a handful of books on my Kindle that I read from sporadically. These aren't books that I dive into, but rather books that I read at odd moments when I don't feel like reading anything else.
One of them is E. Michael Jones'
"No Amount of Alcohol is Good for You--That Much is Clear"
The idea that moderate drinking is healthy has been debunked . . . currently