Posted on October 3rd, 2009 by Nathan P. Origer
MINT-AND-CORN COUNTRY, INDIANA — I must confess something: I am a fraud. For all the paeans I offer to the idea of “community”, I have never read Nisbet’s The Quest for Community. Downright shameful, I know. (Other than a short essay or two, I’ve read nothing of Kirk other than The Conservative Mind, either; I [...]
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Posted on June 30th, 2009 by Patrick J. Ford
Arriving at this conversation admittedly late, I have decided to share my own opinion on which is the worst of the conservative classics. I particularly liked Mr. Hawley’s post on Frank Meyer’s In Defense of Freedom, while seconding–despite my own love for Russell Kirk–the dreadfully mediocre The American Cause. Mr. Ross’s pick was also a [...]
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Posted on June 8th, 2009 by Nathan P. Origer
MINT-AND-CORN COUNTRY, INDIANA — I note, quickly, first, that I am indescribably grateful to Kara, Dan, and everyone at TAC for welcoming me to Post Right and, in particular, am thankful to my fellow contributors for tacitly acceding to the the potentially dangerous decision to permit me to join them. I heartily await what I [...]
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