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Book Review: The Hound of Distributism
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Book Review: The Hound of Distributism

Posted on August 19, 2023August 20, 2023 by Brad Shorr

The Hound of Distributism, A Solution for Our Social and Economic Crisis, Edited by Richard Aleman. I picked up this gem at the 2023 Chesterton Conference in Minneapolis. If you want to quickly and (relatively) easily get the gist of…

Book Review: The Story of the Family
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Book Review: The Story of the Family

Posted on August 3, 2022 by Brad Shorr

Dale Ahlquist, The Story of the Family: G.K. Chesterton on the Only State That Creates And Loves Its Own Citizens Public schools Two-income families Birth Control Abortion Divorce These cultural institutions are so commonplace that, with the exception of abortion,…

Book Review – Chesterton in Black and White
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Book Review – Chesterton in Black and White

Posted on December 28, 2021 by Brad Shorr

A collection of Chesterton essays was published July of 2021: Chesterton in Black and White, Essays by G.K. Chesterton from Black and White and The Bystander, 1903-1904, edited by Geir Hasnes. These early essays, with a few exceptions, have never…

Book Review – Platitudes Undone
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Book Review – Platitudes Undone

Posted on October 19, 2021November 21, 2021 by Brad Shorr

In 1911, Holbrook Jackson, a British journalist and socialist, privately published a little book called Platitudes in the Making, Precepts & Advices for Gentlefolk. G.K. Chesterton, a friend of Holbrook’s, received an autographed copy, and amused himself by handwriting witty…

On Lying in Bed and Other Essays by G. K. Chesterton, edited by Alberto Manguel
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On Lying in Bed and Other Essays by G. K. Chesterton, edited by Alberto Manguel

Posted on October 18, 2021November 21, 2021 by Brad Shorr

This collection of essays published in 2000 was a freebie at the 2021 Chesterton Conference. It includes several well-known essays along with many that were new to me. Unfortunately, the editor did not reference where or when the essays where…

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