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Front Porch Republic and Modernity

Front Porch Republic and Modernity

If you weren't aware, Front Porch Republic is the Internet's premier proponent of localism. Bill Kauffman started it (with others, if memory serves). Though he doesn't make a lot of appearances there, the site is in the talented hands of Jeff Bilbro, who puts

Jon Fosse

Jon Fosse

Mr. Fosse received the Nobel Prize in Literature on October 5th. This development is relevant to TDE for three reasons: (1) It's literature, which is a form of counter-conduct and a means of flourishing; (2) He converted to Catholicism in 2012; and (3) In the words of the

The Enlightenment Obsessed with Measurement: A Sure Sign of Left-Hemispheric Elephantiasis

The Enlightenment Obsessed with Measurement: A Sure Sign of Left-Hemispheric Elephantiasis

💡"Numbers, which the left hemisphere feels familiar with and is excellent at manipulating . . .". McGilchrist, The Master and His Emissary, p. 430. "We take the measure of the world and ourselves a hundred times a day, with rulers and kitchen thermometers and bathroom scales and, everywhere, clocks. Scientists

Why the South is Important

Why the South is Important

The South is important because it's the most distinctive region of the United States. The "region" is the conceptual buffer between the "central" and the "local." We don't want to lose the region any more than a nation would want

St. Therese: Bio

St. Therese: Bio

The Little Flower was born in 1873, the youngest of nine children, into a very holy, but otherwise conventional, French middle class family. She enjoyed holidays at the seashore, shrimping, donkey rides, and her pets (rabbits, doves, silkworms, goldfish, magpie, dog). She liked to entertain her family and make them

The Libertarian Position, Spun as Concisely as Possible with a Lacing of Catholicism

The Libertarian Position, Spun as Concisely as Possible with a Lacing of Catholicism

The market works best when it's free. When the market works best, wealth increases. As wealth increases, everyone on average is better off compared to where they would be without the market. The better off people are, the more they can pursue whatever non-market goals they have. These

Meg Scheske's (now "Schlueter") Wedding Day

Meg Scheske's (now "Schlueter") Wedding Day

Margaret Rita (Meg) joined Leo Schlueter in matrimony two days ago. They're both graduates of Hillsdale College. His father is a professor of philosophy there. Meg's dad is, well, your scribe at TDE and an amateur philosopher, historian, and gardener. Bride and groom come from large

Experts Killed Ethnic Neighborhoods in the Name of "Progress"

Experts Killed Ethnic Neighborhoods in the Name of "Progress"

It also killed Polish, Maltese, Italian, and pretty much every other ethnic neighborhood. "Dwight Eisenhower, who had admired Hitler's autobahn and got one of his own: the tellingly titled National System of Interstate and Defense Highways. Cohesive working-class neighborhoods in countless American cities were sacrificed to the

Joseph Bottum and Postmodernism

Joseph Bottum and Postmodernism

I frequently wondered what happened to Jody Bottum. I hear he was forced out of First Things after Fr. Neuhaus died. Wikipedia says it was an argument over funding and the direction of the journal. I've liked to speculate it's because he wrote a surprising piece

Distributism is the Economic Sphere Revolt Against Modernity and Left-Hemispheric Hegemony

Distributism is the Economic Sphere Revolt Against Modernity and Left-Hemispheric Hegemony

Unfortunately, it doesn't work in the modern world without big government, and big government is the celebration of the left hemisphere. Still, it's worth pondering, just as I think it's worth pondering anarchism. Neither will be attained in my lifetime, but I think such