Monthly Archives: October 2007

Is "National Greatness" A Credible Goal for the United States?

Nearly everything below is subject to change. These are notes addressing a problem. If you are interested in my politics as they are right now, just read the “Is Politics Reducible to Rhetoric?” essay.1. We have successfully made the personal political, and this has resulted in an unprecedented appreciation of rights and freedoms. I have

Apollo and Journalism: On Hölderin’s "Descriptive Poetry"

Die Beschreibende Poësie Friedrich Hölderin Wißt! Apoll ist der Gott der Zeitungsschreiber geworden Und sein Mann ist, wer ihm treulich das Factum erzählt. Comment: I’m translating the title as Michael Hamburger does – “Descriptive Poetry.” The two lines read for me: Know! Apollo has become the God of newspaper writers, and one is his, who

You Blog Well. So How Serious Should You Be About Promoting?

1. Xenophon’s Socrates confronts one gentleman in the Memorabilia who claims he need not submit to any law. After all, he can live out in the wild between cities, and there is no law there. Socrates yells at this guy. There’s an argument given – it is Socrates we’re dealing with – and because it’s

Links to My Posts at Westminster Wisdom

What is the source of the law, and why does it matter? On Fox News On Nature, Calm and Conservatism How did housing policies in the US shape race relations? On Photography and Abstraction Technorati Tags: gracchi, meme, law, fox news, art Powered by ScribeFire.

Away

The longest distance in the world is between two hearts she said, and my first thought was whatever. But hearing two separate people gripe about physical distance from those they claim to love makes me wonder. These two aren’t actually missing anyone yet – they’re worried about a distance “issue” that could complicate things. I