The soil of the heart
I don’t know much about Harvey Weinstein, but I now bear more information about him than I ever set out to possess. All I can
Hell and Vegas
As I write this they haven’t determined a final count of the dead and dying in Las Vegas. How many homes are filled this night
Excursus
If you’re starting here, you might care to first read my new Wall Street Journal op-ed about the ruckus over Confederate monuments. If you started
Since it’s commencement season, I’ve put together a draft address in case I get a last-minute call
I’d like to thank Debtwell University for this opportunity to address your student body. Furthermore, I want to express my deepest hope that your original speaker
Finding friends between the covers
So institutions are crumbling, right? The fabric of shared culture is threadbare, and our intellectual class is what you’d expect were you to put the
Maybe We’re Not All Bad
This is a post for men. This is not a post for women. If you are a woman, I respectfully request that you stop reading
What’s Not on Your Reading List?
So I’m eating pineapple and considering this year’s Pulitzer Prize winners and these are not unrelated, because both activities aim at healthfulness. The truth is
The Paradox of a Good Friday
“Keep your mind in hell, and despair not.” This admonition from St. Silouan is appropriate for Good Friday, when most of Christendom commemorates Christ’s descent
Yes, you’ve come to the right place
Redesigning my blog was not a rational decision. I mean, consider the facts. Fact One: Nobody reads any more. The data are pretty conclusive. We’re all
Hammering art
They say all great men have a morning routine, so I figured I ought to rush right out and get me one of those. I’ll
Of mice and men
The mice think I am a god. Not the God, but definitely a god. Their tithe is a fresh-hollowed hazelnut, rolled into the center of
The unlovable
I guess before you read the rest of this you should decide how you feel about the fact that I didn’t vote for either of
