Friday, May 31, 2019

The Wonderfully (if Perhaps Insufficiently) Radical Bill McKibben

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[Cross-posted to Front Porch Republic ] I've been a fan of Bill McKibben's writings for close to 30 years. That doesn't mean I...

Listening to Macca #5: Wings Errata, McCartney II, and Tug of War

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I want to begin this entry with a rethinking of some of my comments last month , as I finished up McCartney's musical history with Wings...
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Monday, May 27, 2019

Michael Austin's Enemies, and What He Says About Them

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[Cross-posted to By Common Consent ] Michael Austin (who, for the record, is an old and close friend ) does not fit most people's ster...
Monday, May 06, 2019

Bringing Wendell Berry (and Business) to Sterling

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[Cross-posted to Front Porch Republic ] A week ago I was able to organize a small group of friends to attend a fine, relatively intimate e...
Sunday, May 05, 2019

Arguing About Abortion (but Actually Mostly Other Things) in Kansas

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[I was asked to provide some commentary on the recent abortion decision by the Kansas Supreme Court which received so much national atten...
Tuesday, April 30, 2019

Listening to Macca #4: Wings at the Speed of Sound, London Town, and Back to the Egg

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This month was spent wrapping up McCartney's final experience leading a regular, formal band. To be honest, most shed no tears over this...
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Sunday, March 31, 2019

Listening to Macca #3: Band on the Run and Venus and Mars

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I obviously haven't finished my song-by-song march through everything McCartney did with Wings, but I will be very surprised if these t...