Saturday, November 30, 2019

Listening to Macca #11: Memory Almost Full, Electric Arguments, Etc.

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I'm coming towards the end of this journey through Sir Paul McCartney's oeuvre, and this month I had the strong feeling that Macca h...
Wednesday, November 27, 2019

Taking Our Time with Century II

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[Cross-posted to Wichita Story ] The argument over what to do with Century II has quite arguably been a subtext to just about every major ...
Thursday, October 31, 2019

Listening to Macca #10: Driving Rain, Chaos and Creation in the Backyard, and More

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I'm at the point chronologically where Sir Paul turns 60 years old, and I'm finding that I really kind of like the man. I've nev...
Monday, September 30, 2019

The Localist Theory of Charles Marohn's Wonderfully Practical Strong Towns

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[Cross-posted to Front Porch Republic ] This past weekend, I took a group of students up to the annual Prairie Festival at The Land Insti...

Listening to Macca #9: Flaming Pie, Etc.

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This month is the Paul McCartney of the mid- to late-1990s, Macca moving through his fifth decade, Sir Paul reuniting (sort of) with George ...
Sunday, September 15, 2019

A Socialist on the Porch

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[Cross-posted to DSA's Religious Socialism blog] There wasn't a prayer at the beginning of the Front Porch Republic's recent ...
Wednesday, September 11, 2019

Some Notes on the First Mayoral Debate

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[Cross-posted to Wichita Story ] The story of Tuesday night's debate is one of offense and defense. For better or worse, Mayor Jeff Lo...
Tuesday, September 10, 2019

Climate Change, Dirty Hands, and the Grace (and Hope) of Limits

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[Cross-posted to Front Porch Republic ] Paul Schrader, the famed screenwriter and director, does not make subtle films. His latest movie, ...
Saturday, August 31, 2019

Listening to Macca #8: Flowers in the Dirt, Off the Ground, and Much, Much More

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This month, I had to admit to myself that one of the things I'm doing with this series is spinning a narrative about Paul McCartney'...
Tuesday, August 20, 2019

Why the Partisanship of Wichita's Mayoral Race is a Good Thing

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[ Cross-posted to Wichita Story ] Four years ago, as Jeff Longwell ran against Sam Williams in the 2015 mayoral race, I mourned that the p...