Scott D. Moringiello
@sdeltam.bsky.social
Associate Professor and Chair of Catholic Studies at DePaul University.
Fan of Dorothy Day, John Fluevog, Bryan Garner, and Mookie Wilson.
Fan of Dorothy Day, John Fluevog, Bryan Garner, and Mookie Wilson.
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This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
November 23, 2025 at 7:35 PM
This reminds me of Cardinal John Henry Newman's book Definition of a Gentleman. I often cite Newman's book because it's so instructive. The term gentleman is so overwrought and frequently abused, but to the degree it means anything at all, I think Newman captures it here:
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for days we got the "Showdown with Socialism" buildup only to get the payoff of Trump essentially saying "wow this socialist guy fuckin rules. I, on the other hand, am a fascist". what a country. what an era
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donald trump endorsed zohran mamdani before chuck schumer lmao
November 21, 2025 at 9:38 PM
for days we got the "Showdown with Socialism" buildup only to get the payoff of Trump essentially saying "wow this socialist guy fuckin rules. I, on the other hand, am a fascist". what a country. what an era
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If you will it, it is no dream.
November 21, 2025 at 1:43 PM
If you will it, it is no dream.
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The easy project for us is to show how their solution to this problem is wrong; the hard project is to provide a better one.
But from Aristotle, through the French Revolution, to the idea of the “New Soviet Man,” there is a tradition of talking about civic virtue that we can continue if we dare.
But from Aristotle, through the French Revolution, to the idea of the “New Soviet Man,” there is a tradition of talking about civic virtue that we can continue if we dare.
November 17, 2025 at 8:16 PM
The easy project for us is to show how their solution to this problem is wrong; the hard project is to provide a better one.
But from Aristotle, through the French Revolution, to the idea of the “New Soviet Man,” there is a tradition of talking about civic virtue that we can continue if we dare.
But from Aristotle, through the French Revolution, to the idea of the “New Soviet Man,” there is a tradition of talking about civic virtue that we can continue if we dare.
Praying for you and this initiative!
November 17, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Praying for you and this initiative!
These are great!
November 16, 2025 at 6:37 PM
These are great!
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Your theory of money is your theory of social relations, and Monetarism is a conservative-libertarian moral framework.
The Commodity Theory Of Money is wrong.
The Credit Theory Of Money is correct.
jamesarobichaux.substack.com/p/the-collec...
The Commodity Theory Of Money is wrong.
The Credit Theory Of Money is correct.
jamesarobichaux.substack.com/p/the-collec...
The 'Collection Plate' Narrative Of Taxation Is Poisoning Society
The most common progressive-liberal narrative about taxation actually exists wholly within a conservative-libertarian framework and is paralytically myopic, and the consequences are deadly.
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November 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Your theory of money is your theory of social relations, and Monetarism is a conservative-libertarian moral framework.
The Commodity Theory Of Money is wrong.
The Credit Theory Of Money is correct.
jamesarobichaux.substack.com/p/the-collec...
The Commodity Theory Of Money is wrong.
The Credit Theory Of Money is correct.
jamesarobichaux.substack.com/p/the-collec...
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The last time you could have reasonably said Nothing Ever Happens was probably 10,000 BCE, in the days right before the Neolithic revolution.
And once we added beer to the equation, forget it. Something Happened every few minutes after that.
And once we added beer to the equation, forget it. Something Happened every few minutes after that.
November 8, 2025 at 6:36 PM
The last time you could have reasonably said Nothing Ever Happens was probably 10,000 BCE, in the days right before the Neolithic revolution.
And once we added beer to the equation, forget it. Something Happened every few minutes after that.
And once we added beer to the equation, forget it. Something Happened every few minutes after that.