Rethink.

Some of you have noticed that right under the title of individual entries is a very small “Readability” link. It takes you to the entry with larger font and a distraction-free setting. Safari users have this option for nearly any site: there’s an “Enter Reader” option in their “View” menu. (If you’re interested, I use …

Not much to share, but I’m particularly proud of how the remarks on patriotism & the comment on Xenophon’s Symposium turned out. Christopher Nadon, “Leo Strauss’s Restatement on Why Xenophon” Thomas Pangle, “Socratic Political Philosophy in Xenophon’s Symposium” On Patriotism W.R. Newell, “Tyranny and the Science of Ruling in Xenophon’s Education of Cyrus” Leo Strauss, …

In chronological order. If I had to pick a highlight, probably Kay Ryan’s “Linens.” Emily Dickinson, “It’s like the Light” Jane Mead, “Prince of Fire / Prince” Kay Ryan, “Crocodile Tears” Eliza Griswold, “Modern City” Emily Dickinson, “So glad we are – a Stranger’d deem” Kay Ryan, “We’re Building the Ship as We Sail It” …

I reported 300,000 uniques this past November. Growth is accelerating, as many of you can see from the near 20,000 that I had last month and the increasing numbers each previous month. Do I expect a drop-off with the summer? Absolutely. Do I care? Not at all. Soon I’ll reach the goal of 10,000 per …

…yeah, another blogging hiatus. The most difficult thing about waiting – and right now I’m waiting for a million things to happen – is the feeling I should be doing something. That feeling is beginning to distract from the reading and writing which are the foundation of my saying anything remotely sensible. In case you …

I know, I know. I’ve already shouted this on Facebook, Reddit, Stumbleupon and to a few of you on e-mail already. But I really enjoyed being more open about what the blog’s goals are. For example: I want people to work through serious opinions and see how the higher issues emerge in texts, movies, lyrics, …

…it’s not much yet: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Rethink-On-Poetry-Politics-and-Philosophy/208585402487830 If you’re on facebook, do stop by and give likes and comments. Any suggestions you have for it are welcome. It’s not much yet, but one thing I’m doing is giving people admin powers so that way it links out to different content than the main blog. Heck, maybe I’ll …

I’m not sure what my birthday resolution will be. I know quite a few of you can articulate what it ought to be: “get a job” or “get a life” or some such thing. But I do know what I want. I want at least one other Platonic dialogue read and ready for discussion at …

Quite a few people are using Chrome, and earlier versions of Chrome seem to butcher individual posts and my front page. Dashes start appearing between every word: something goes haywire with the typography plug-in. In my experience, updating Chrome leaves the front page a mess, but individual posts look gorgeous. FWIW, Firefox and Safari have …