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In Medias Res

Essays, notes, and fragments--personal, political, and philosophical--from the midst of things

"Provocative, yet flawed."--Stephen Schneck

Sunday, November 20, 2022

Thoughts on Reading (and Being Surprised by) Isaiah

[Cross-posted to By Common Consent ] Back in 2014, I embarked on a read of the complete Old Testament, with a close focus on the text. It to...

Friday, November 11, 2022

Planning and "The Politics of Beauty": Reflections on Stewart Udall

[Cross-posted to Front Porch Republic ] John de Graaf, an author, filmmaker, and friend of Front Porch Republic, has recently completed a d...

Wednesday, November 02, 2022

Wondering About a (Highly Unlikely, But Not Inconceiveable) Local Wave

At the Great Plains Political Science Association annual conference held last weekend at Wichita State University, four political observers...

Friday, October 28, 2022

Two Voices for Evan McMullin

[I've written about the intriguing Mike Lee-Evan McMullin Senate race in Utah before , and it's not hard to figure out where someone...

Tuesday, October 25, 2022

Back to the Bottom-Line (Apocalyptically and Practically Speaking) at the Land Institute

[Cross-posted to Front Porch Republic ] The cabin pictured here, both with its original inhabitant and with some of my students and I standi...

Tuesday, October 04, 2022

On Philosophy, Religion, Nazis, Conservatives, Leftists, Damon Linker, and Me

[Damon Linker-- pundi t , author , oft-infuritating centrist , and all-around great human being-- recently lost his father , and is taking a...

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