Steven F. Hayward
@stevenfhayward
Blogger at "Political Questions" Substack, author, professor of public policy at Pepperdine University.
"To rebuke magnificently is one of the duties of a great polemical writer." —C.S. Lewis, English Literature in the 16th Century (p. 175)
Upton Sinclair Was 1934’s Mamdani by @stevenfhayward wsj.com/opinion/upton-… via @WSJopinion @nypost
Yes, we know LA is a Number 2 kind of city, but they don't need to rub it in. bbc.com/news/articles/…
🚨BIG ANNOUNCEMENT🚨 Natural Law is in its greatest moment of revival in over a century-and this time, it's here to stay. Today, we're excited to announce the launch of our newest podcast, Natural Law Moment, featuring co-hosts @HPArkes_ and @Prof_GBradley! Join us as two of…
A Civitas Symposium on Statesmanship and the American Presidency: Contributions from Joseph Bessette & Gary Schmitt, @stevenfhayward, Yuval Levin, & John Yoo. civitasinstitute.org/research/civit…
"The Progressive view of statesmanship, best embodied and advocated by Woodrow Wilson, is guided not by responsibility or grim necessity but by dreamy possibility and unbounded idealism." @stevenfhayward civitasinstitute.org/research/tamin…
A @CivitasOutlook Symposium: Who are our American statesmen, and what can we learn from them? Contributions from Joseph Bessette and Gary Schmitt, @stevenfhayward, Yuval Levin, and John Yoo. civitasinstitute.org/research/civit…
Things are getting serious now.
The Western world has gone to war against the basis of its own uniqueness: Under a law about to be passed, "Britons can be prosecuted for a remark that a worker in a public space overhears and finds insulting."
When threatened, the pope can spray holy venom up to fifteen feet.
"The theologian should be aware of the danger inherent in any quasi-scientific attempt aimed at casting physics in the role of a theological timekeeper." —Stanley Jaki
It’s so telling that these eulogies of Colbert’s comedy show never include the line: “he was funny”
Stephen Colbert is the best in the business. He always told truth to power and pulled no punches. We need more of that, not less.
We are officially at the “pulling comedians off the air when their shows lose $40M per year” phase of basic economics.
Having previous written about the rules for a good political biography, today I return with extended reflections on autobiography and memoir, with a few favorite examples: stevehayward.substack.com/p/from-biograp…
We bring @continetti on to join @Lileks, @stevenfhayward, & John Yoo for his take on what this month's debates would add if he published his book, "The Right," today. The hosts also pack in NPR/PBS cuts, SCOTUS, culture, and a phys-ed PSA. ricochet.com/podcast/ricoch…
I wish current day talk show hosts like Colbert and Kimmel would take the advice of Johnny Carson. In this clip, he explains why he never talked politics on The Tonight Show. Do you agree with him?
A magician says he’s placed the coin in his hand and we’re skeptical. A man says he’s a woman and we’re not even allowed to question it.
Sounds about right.
Ve undastand you are harboring great books in your program, are you not? It vould be a shame if ze students read Plato inztead of interzectional zecondary literature…
Did anyone really think that CBS would continues Steven Colbert's bloated salary when Fox's Greg Gutfeld gets better ratings? If CBS was smart (snort) they'd hire Gutfeld to succeed The Late Show. Zero chance they will. (Unless it's part of the Trump settlement.)
Sorry, we were too busy with Hamas leader eliminations, Stuxnet, Natanz sabotage, smuggling the Iranian regime's entire nuclear archives, Fakhrizadeh assassination, eliminating Haniyeh, getting Hezbollah to buy explosive pagers and walkie talkies, operating a drone factory in…
Imagine being so insecure in your belief-system that you would be open to persuasion and debate.