I’m currently in the process of writing wedding vows with my fiancé, Antoinette. I’ve been casting about everywhere for inspiration and influences, to the extent that Antoinette has accused me of treating the vows like an academic paper. She’s right, of course: erotic love is one of the original philosophical themes, and the prospect of [...]
Monthly Archives: May 2008
The point of law
Tuesday, May 6, 2008
My partner graduates from law school this week, and I’m reminded of Arendt’s husband, Heinrich Blücher, counseling one of his Bard students to go to law school:
“I decided to study law,” one of his students later recalled, “and came to him to ask advice. ‘I think our society is headed for calamitous events,’ I said, [...]
The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class
Thursday, May 1, 2008
I’m watching this Elizabeth Warren video today: The Coming Collapse of the Middle Class.
Synopsis after the jump.