Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left, by Roger Scruton @ NYJB
“Fools, Frauds and Firebrands: Thinkers of the New Left” is a no-holds-barred take-down of the modern Left.
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Commonplace Book: T.E. Lawrence on Arab zeal
Compelling passages, notable quotables, bon mots, disjecta, ephemera, and miscellany. Some of the evil of my tale may have been inherent in our circumstances. For years we lived anyhow with another in the… Continue reading
American Odd: Three Wogs, by Alexander Theroux
This week I continue my essay series American Odd by looking at “Three Wogs,” by Alexander Theroux, a comic novel about race relations in the UK.
Commonplace Book: G.K. Chesterton on politicians
English conservative Catholic writer GK Chesterton tells us what’s wrong with the world … especially politicians.
How To Be A Conservative, by Roger Scruton @ NYJB
Noted British philosopher explains how to be a conservative.
Commonplace Book: Priorities
“She was a Calvinistic Sabbatarian in religion, and in worldly manners she was a devout believer in the high rank of her noble relatives.”
CCLaP Fridays: Cities of Empire, by Tristram Hunt
This week I review “Cities of Empire: The British colonies and the creation of the urban world,” by Tristram Hunt.
On Being Human Redux: Notes on “Orphan Black”
An occasional series that is a continuation of my essay anthology, On Being Human: critical looks at books and movies that examine the question of humanity. (Buy the limited edition hardcover, Kindle version,… Continue reading
CCLaP Fridays: NSFW Files … the Book! Coming out next Monday (1/19/15)
The NSFW Files includes essays on erotica written by a Nobel laureate, an outsider artist, a surrealist, and a French prisoner, among many more. Most important, the essay collection offers an answer to the question, “What dirty book should I read next?”
Commonplace Book: “Death, be not proud …” by John Donne
A well known sonnet from John Donne.