Tag: Lapham’s Quarterly

It is ironic that I read States of Mind while I wasn’t in a very good state of mind. An illness went through the house which was either flu or COVID and one of the symptoms for me was considerable brain fog. I found myself having to reread paragraphs three or four times and with…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly – States of Mind

This is an edition of Lapham’s Quarterly I read sometime in the last decade. It was after I started highlighting passages in books I was reading but before I started recording those highlights here. I’m finally getting around to adding those highlights. Man is so opinionated that he sees only himself as the object of…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly – Disaster

This is an edition of Lapham’s Quarterly I read sometime in the last decade. It was after I started highlighting passages in books I was reading but before I started recording those highlights here. I’m finally getting around to adding those highlights. He is careful of what he reads, for that is what he will…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly – Arts & Letters

In general I’m all for the free movement of people as a guiding principle. However, I understand the need for secure borders and that it should be done legally. As it has been for the past couple hundred years, migration is a political issue that is hotly debated today. Secure borders should be a given.…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly – Migration

I am not a religious person in the traditional sense. Here in the USA in 2023 it remains that most religious people are part of an institution filled with traditions, rituals and rules. The vast majority subscribe to their faith because their parents and ancestors did and because their community does. The Christian religion aptly…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly – Religion

In middle age I think many look back somewhat fondly on their school days. The experiences change considerably between elementary school, high school and college and some many have not enjoyed some of these years but for me I remember all of them fondly. As I read my first quotation lamenting about learning about nature…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly – Education

Having spent a substantial amount of time in foreign countries I was looking forward to reading this edition of Lapham’s Quarterly. Furthermore, there is an anti-foreigner strain that gained a little steam under the Trump Presidency. History is rife with anti-immigrant sentiment and the USA is no exception. There was a discussion back in the…… Continue reading Lapham’s Quarterly: Foreigners