Wednesday, June 05, 2013

Items of Interest, 5 June 2013

5 reasons why the US will never again see economic growth by Lindsey Curren

The World Economy Is a Ticking Time Bomb (and The Fuse is Burning) by Richard Eskow

Dmitry Orlov will begin a new series of posts discussing the features of "Communities that Abide" - in his preamble he talks about his recent encounters with American feminism.

A perhaps unexpected perspective on immigration:
Open Borders and the Tragedy of Open Access Commons by Herman Daly

Freedom and the Family: The Family Crisis and the Future of Western Civilization by Stephen Baskerville

Michael Avramovich has begun a series of posts on Common Core:
Common Core Educational Standards: Federal Government Power Grab?
Part 2: Common Core Literature Standards
Part 3: Common Core Math Standards

TED: Ken Robinson: How to escape education's death valley


Donald Kagan:
Ave atque vale by Donald Kagan
Upon his retirement from Yale, Donald Kagan considers the future of liberal education in this farewell speech.
(Open Yale Courses | Introduction to Ancient Greek History - intro)

His farewell lecture:
Yale's Donald Kagan, a lightning rod to the nation, retires





Parts 3 and 4, 5

Interview: Part 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Why Choose a Catholic College?
By Most Rev. William E. Lori, Archbishop of Baltimore


James Kalb
Unlearning the Errors of Our Secular Age
The Idea of Catholic Society

Free the Animal: Unplugging the Internets (see also Addiction by Design)

Liberty, Technology, and the Advent of Social Networking by Gladden J. Pappin

How Two Plant Geeks Grew a Permaculture Oasis in an Ordinary Backyard

Place, its Importance, and its Limits by Bruce Frohnen

Pieces related Rod Dreher's book about his sister: A Small-town Saint for a Placeless Age
The Limits of Place by Mark T. Mitchell
Place Isn't Just Geographical by Jeffrey Bilbro

AoM's list of best westerns.

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