Monthly Archives: August 2007

So said Oliver Wendell Holmes after his time in the Civil War. Holmes fought with the Massachusetts militia before he became a justice of the Supreme Court. His words ring true in my ears today–not because I am fighting, but … Continue reading →

Just check out University of Illinois-Urbana journalism professor Walt Harrington’s 2002 book The Everlasting Stream. I recently read it and enjoyed Harrington’s meditation on hunting and masculinity. Having grown up in a rural area, I found that Harrington understood well … Continue reading →

Donald Williams has the answer. In a deft, balanced piece in Touchstone magazine, he lays out his answer. I encourage you to read this piece and mentally digest it. It’s worth thinking through. Williams notes the lack of attention paid … Continue reading →

– Matthew R. Crawford – Pop songs are often a window into the hopes and desires of a culture. It is always interesting to listen to songs that come along that present a utopian vision of the future. This phenomenon … Continue reading →

– Matthew R. Crawford – What does it take to make a community? One of the best thinkers alive today trying to answer this and related questions is Oliver O’Donovan. He attempts to answer this question most directly in his … Continue reading →

– Matthew R. Crawford – Recently I’ve been reading some of Nietzsche’s first work, The Birth of Tragedy. It is not his most significant book, but it does contain elements that are central to his philosophy. Nietzsche’s central argument is … Continue reading →

– Matthew R. Crawford – As a consequence of recently joining a history book club, yesterday I received a free copy of The Nag Hammadi Scriptures, a compendium of the group of texts that launched the modern scholarly interest in … Continue reading →

– Matthew R. Crawford – Today is a very special day in the Crawford household. Our first child, Violet, is turning one year old. I thought that I would share with you one of my reflections upon this milestone event. … Continue reading →