I have some exciting news to share!
As much as I love Virginia, I cannot stay away from Kentucky. Starting in the fall I will be returning to my hometown as an Assistant Professor of Political Science at the University of Pikeville.
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New research suggests that it is possible to be a fan of Tolkien and enjoy the Rings of Power.
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We often tend to interpret today's polarization as a sign of politicization. In this piece for I argue that it is on the contrary because of depoliticization that we can so carelessly address each other without fear of consequences. 👇
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"There is in the Anglican identity a strong element of awareness of the tragic, of the dark night and the frustration of theory and order by the strangeness of God's work." - Rowan Williams
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At this year's commencement ceremony, two retiring faculty were recognized for their outstanding commitment to UPIKE and received the honor of Professor Emeritus. Congratulations to Nancy Cade, Ph.D., and Howard V. Roberts, Ed.D.
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Former Canadian Prime Minister and political theorist Pierre Trudeau on the meaning of liberalism.
Do you think he is right? How would you define liberalism?
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Does anyone know where I can find some of Konrad Adenauer's speeches translated into English?
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"There is in the Anglican identity a strong element of awareness of the tragic, of the dark night and the frustration of theory and order by the strangeness of God's work." - Rowan Williams
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Recently, I was asked to be the Senior Contributing Editor for a new publication, , which is launching this summer! I’m excited to volunteer my time to this great endeavor. The Vital Center will be a journal dedicated to defending and reforming the classical… Show more
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Does anyone know where I can find some of Konrad Adenauer's speeches translated into English?
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"We in Europe must break ourselves of the habit of thinking in terms of national states... the West must organize itself in full consciousness of its strength. In Europe the answer is integration. The process of integration... is also a process of regeneration."
Konrad Adenauer
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Absolutely fantastic review of “The Case for Christian Nationalism” by . He eloquently shows why the book fails to offer a remotely compelling theological or political vision.
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I'm very excited to share a rare bit of my writing (via @LawLiberty): a review Stephen Wolfe's 2022 book 'The Case for Christian Nationalism,' which, in my opinion, reveals a deep epistemic problem with Christian nationalism as an ideology. lawliberty.org/book-review/yo
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Somethings are too brilliant to be fully understood.
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I don’t think I understand bucket hats
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Some more pictures.
hank you to and for coming down and making the day all the more special.
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I cannot believe it has been five years, but today is my last day at UVA. Looking forward to returning to Kentucky soon and starting the next chapter.
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Sometimes my office really does feel like paradise.
This water feature, known as the Gavin Jones cascade, caught Lady Churchill's eye at the #ChelseaFlowerShow in 1948. Knowing she liked it, Jones then said she could have it, for just the cost of transporting it to .
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If I can ever find a Cartier Tank Americaine under 5k and in reasonable condition, I really will spend more money than I ever should on a watch.
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The problem is that people think that utopia, paradise, a savior, can come from politics. The purpose of politics is not to build a ideologically ordained utopia, it’s to make a world that gets a little better every day. Find a savior on your own time. It’s not the state.
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Liberalism, bereft of eschatology, will never sate the soul. There is no ideal, no savior; there is only endless tinkering.
Communism’s illusions are enticing because there’s a paradise; there’s satori for the devotee.
People need a dream.
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Feel free to reach out to me for submitting an article!
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Also feel free to talk to those on our editorial team: @tylersyck @nmpenn @joestieb @TheRealBeliveau @MuggedReality @JN4Liberty @ThunderKingDean @DanielGullotta @RandalHendrick9 @GriffinFill @ajyang09 @ShalMarriott @jacksonwolford
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Star Wars Hot take: I love Attack of the Clones.
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Star Wars: Episode II - Attack of the Clones was released on this day 21 years ago
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"Few changes are without cost, but even when the cost is minimal, or temporary, or outweighed by the benefit, the anxiety generated by change, even a change for the better, is itself a considerable social cost." Can't help but be struck by this Himmelfarbian insight
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Really excited to announce that I will be the founding Editor in Chief of this exciting new project.
We have a great and growing team. So please reach out to me if you are interested in getting more involved!
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We are thrilled to introduce The Vital Center.
A new journal dedicated to defending and reforming the liberal tradition that will be launching this June. We will publish essays on a host of political and cultural topics from both center-left and center-right perspectives.
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Just got my reviewer’s copy of new book in the mail. Really looking forward to digging into it this weekend.
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Great quote from H.A.L. Fisher appreciating chance, contingency, and the tenuousness of progress:
“Men wiser and more learned than I have discerned in history a plot, a rhythm, a predetermined pattern. These harmonies are concealed from me. I can see only one emergency/
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This argument has a lot going for it: We pay a lot for them, we should get our money's worth; it does not matter what you wear under them, so we can dress casual and still look great; and perhaps most importantly it makes one feel like a wizard
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Looks like Indiana Jones is wearing a Hamilton American Classic Boulton Quartz in the Dial of Destiny, so says anyway.
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The biblical case for pluralism:
“Everyone will sit under their own vine and under their own fig tree, and no one will make them afraid, for the Lord Almighty has spoken.” - Micah 4:5
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"No more the small platoons, beloved of Edmund Burke. Each unit of society must be modeled on society itself. The result is the ever greater politicization of that society." - Daniel Patrick Moynihan, 1977
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As easy it is for Americans to mock the over the top nature of the monarchy we treat our President much the same way. Like in Britain the PM gets a literal townhouse and almost nothing else whereas our president gets a mansion, country estate and the worlds nicest private jet.
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The intellectuals who have most influenced my political beliefs.
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The intellectuals who have most influenced my political beliefs.
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