Eric Scheske

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I Almost Became an Anarchist

I Almost Became an Anarchist

A mini-review of The Essential Rothbard by David Gordon. Murray Rothbard almost made me an anarchist. I had read some of Rothbard's stuff and had delved into various areas of anarchist thought (mostly through this somewhat difficult, very thick, often fascinating volume). I've abandoned such notions,

Back to Nebraska With Bruce

Back to Nebraska With Bruce

Bill Kauffman at The American Conservative

14 Funny Passages from David Foster Wallace’s Consider the Lobster

14 Funny Passages from David Foster Wallace’s Consider the Lobster

which means that some staff photographer came in and popped a flash in the face of a traumatized kid at prayer.

The Novel, Who Needs It? by Joseph Epstein

The Novel, Who Needs It? by Joseph Epstein

Steve Donoghue at Open Letters Review

Federal Government Admits Catholicism is True

Federal Government Admits Catholicism is True

Well, not really, but indirectly, through PBS' Flannery O'Connor documentary I greatly enjoyed PBS documentary, American Masters: Flannery O'Connor, on PBS. I thought the producers respected her intense Catholicism. I'm sure they could've found critics to say sacrilegious things like, “Her

Nobody Ever Read American Literature Like This Guy Did

Nobody Ever Read American Literature Like This Guy Did

A.O. Scott at New York Times

The Liberty to Value Common Goods: A Review of The Political Economy of Distributism

The Liberty to Value Common Goods: A Review of The Political Economy of Distributism

Jon D. Schaff at Front Porch Republic

Faulkner, Foote, Percy, Percy, and Kauffman, P.C.

Faulkner, Foote, Percy, Percy, and Kauffman, P.C.

A snapshot of the southern literary tradition in the early 20th century I think Bill Kauffman knows more literary anecdotes than any man alive. I ran across this passage last night* while recovering from a migraine and just flipping through my random notes: Among my favorite interviewees was novelist and

The Conservative Abandonment of Culture

The Conservative Abandonment of Culture

Jason Jewell at Law & Liberty

Big Isn't Beautiful Either

Big Isn't Beautiful Either

Joshua Bowman at Law & Liberty