Daily Archives: October 2, 2013

Paul Gottfried: Brief Bio

In Front Porch Republic is a brief article on “What You Need to Know about Paul Gottfried“: It is necessary to historicize Gottfried in order to understand the nature of his criticisms. He became friends with Russell Kirk during his … Continue reading

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Bring Back Existentialism

Before the Humanities became all-consumed with literary ‘theory’ and then become trapped, still so today, in a cesspool of politicized postmodernism (race/class/gender), genuine issues of life and death were the focus. In “Let’s Bring Back Existentialism“, Peter Lawler argues for … Continue reading

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Pew: A Portrait of Jewish Americans

Pew Research has a new study on Jews in America, polling their attitudes on jewish identiy among other things. American Jews overwhelmingly say they are proud to be Jewish and have a strong sense of belonging to the Jewish people, … Continue reading

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