On Cleaning Out My Writing Intake
If a culture war happens online and you don’t get sucked into the algorithmic vortex of it, did it make a sound?
Tagged: Culture
2023 Turkeys and Drumsticks: The Year of Finding Out
I take advantage of the Thanksgiving Holiday to give out my awards for 2023 Turkeys of the Year and Golden Drumsticks.
What’s In a Name?
What’s more fun than some light trolling? This movement needs a motto, and there’s one just begging to be adopted: Make Beijing Peking Again.
The Best To You Each Morning: The Cereal In America Story
The inclusion of a bowl of cereal doused with milk in the breakfast ritual as practiced in the West is of relatively recent vintage.
A Scottish Vision of America
The cultural ties between the US and Scotland, including the love of freedom and liberty which manifests in the political realm, are long-lasting and omnipresent.
The Joys of Collective Failure
In fairness, not all collective failures are like the stock photos above, however.Sometimes there are systems involved that encourage collective failure.
Professor Marvel and Professor Hill are nowhere in sight
Professors Marvel and Hill didn’t have the luxury of contemplating their new destinies in solitude. All the eyes in Oz and River City were upon them.
Confessions of A Rock and Roll History Teacher
I blow hot and cold on whether rock and roll has been, on balance, a force for good or bad. It’s powerful; there’s no denying that.
Church Shopping, Again
I am skittish about getting involved anywhere at this point. The pitfalls are myriad and various. So I’m church-shopping again.
Eudoxos & Tapeinōtos: A Fable
A fable by Bryan O’Nolan: “You have lived in a land of wonder. I have had every error, every fault, written indelibly upon my name.”
Linky Friday: But Wait…There’s More! Edition
The Ordinary Times tradition of ending the week by bringing you stories from across the web and around the world to read and discuss
Make The Marketplace of Ideas Great Again: Combating Disinformation Will Take All Hands
Authoritarianism thrives in disinformation and cynicism, and when reality fails, our immune response to authoritarianism fails.
Conservatives, The Language of ‘Culture War,’ and the Lessons of Counterinsurgency Theory
Developing virtues should be a prerequisite to political engagement and are vastly more important than jumping into any ‘culture war’ battle
Linky Friday: Once More Unto The Breach Edition
The Ordinary Times tradition of ending the week discussing issues from across the web and around the world, plus the week that was at OT
Linky Friday: Lies, Slander, and Calumny Edition
The long-running tradition of ending the week with stories from around the world and across the web, plus the week that was at Ordinary Times
OT Contributor Network: Spheres of Influence Podcast
From our friend and long-time Ordinary Times contributor Dennis Sanders, his latest Spheres of Influence podcast episodes
Linky Friday: Tangled Webs, Weaved and Otherwise Edition
The Ordinary Times tradition of bringing you stories and viewpoints from across the web and around the world to read, share, and discuss.
Fertility Rates, The Environment, Misogyny and the Fate of the Human Race
Declining fertility rate is something to be concerned about. But our power to do anything about it is extremely limited.
In Defense of the Middlebrow
Why does the middlebrow matter? Who cares what a Jane or John Doe has to say about the Great Books or politics? The answer is obvious…
Real America Is As It Is Made
The entire genre of “Real America” is predicated upon the rural, urgent, rough, and weird being more real than the polished humans we present
