The Guild Review

In an age when controversies and commentary happen at the speed of Twitter, I do not profess to have kept up with all the twists and turns...

Saturday 11 April 2015 is The Boat Race , the annual competition between Oxford and Cambridge on the Thames.  In the world of rowing, not to...

OR "This Is [Still] the Best School That Is" It seems to be vogue to reject one's past: "Oh, I use to do/believe X...

Shortly before my graduation and departure from Texas A&M, I had coffee with President R. Bowen Loftin and a few professors.  Money is,...

There is something unusual about a pedagogue's love for his pupil. St. John of the Cross, in the  Spiritual Canticles states (albeit in ...

When this video came across my desk a month or two ago, I sat up and paid attention. You should too. Give it a watch. (For people reading ...

This week there has been a bit of a storm in the Texas A&M History Department, one in which I find myself somewhat conflicted. The story...

President Keefe and Members of the Board of Trustees, Two months ago Pat Fagan's article, "Trouble at the University of Dallas?...

At Texas A&M, the Aggie Ring is a big deal for undergraduates. On the ring there are five stars, symbolizing development of mind and b...

This summer I went to a gigantic used book sale. How gigantic? Books filled at least eight large rooms, some of which would probably be bett...

Friends, On Monday 17 May, about six weeks from now, I will begin my comprehensive examinations. The exams cover two weeks, involving writt...

Many people - dare I say most? - today have "smart phones", mobile telephones which not only engage in telephony but also have cam...

Much has been written about the way that reading is quickly changing in the internet age. Consider, for example, a fairly standard internet...

I must confess: I am not a philosopher. Neither am I a literary theorist. But a couple months ago I was reading this review of a collecti...

The other day I started crafting a great post about how to make affirmative action more effective. For the record, I happen to oppose affir...

“Observation in the real world and small-scale experiments on the Earth now take second place to expensive and ever-expanding theoretical m...

This coming Sunday will be the 155th Boat Race. If you find yourself asking, " Which boat race?" please click here . The rest of...

When the Financial Times says your English Department is idiotic, you're probably doing pretty bad. Well, that is exactly what has hap...

The other day I was kneeling in my pew before the start of mass. Having said all I had to say to God, I sat down to await the entrance of th...

One of the reasons I came to Texas A&M is that when I was visiting the school one of the professors made a derisive comment about "...