Category Archives: Words

Words of the Year: ‘That Man is Not Real!’

Posted on January 2, 2024 by Bill Schmitt

This commentary was first published in “Phronesis in Pieces,” at billschmitt.substack.com. Please consider subscribing. You can inspect links to my latest work in print and online, including a radio program I produced and hosted, as well as a PBS segment … Continue reading →

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Why ‘Head of State’ Should Win the POTUS Horse Race

Posted on December 18, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

This commentary was published in the latest edition of “Phronesis in Pieces” at billschmitt.substack.com. Please consider subscribing to that publication. Whom should Americans elect as president in 2024? Here’s an answer that flips the standard viewpoint: Choose a worthy “head … Continue reading →

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We Need a Little Advent, Right This Very Minute

Posted on November 30, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

This is a preview of a commentary to be published soon in “Phronesis in Pieces” at billschmitt.substack.com. Also, check out my podcast interview by the McGrath Institute for Church Life at the University of Notre Dame. This 2018 “Church Life … Continue reading →

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Propaedeutics: The Last Word in First-Class Learning

Posted on November 21, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

This commentary was also published in “Phronesis in Pieces” at billschmitt.substack.com. Universities often promise they will “prepare students to be leaders,” but it’s not clear how much progress either the teachers or the learners are making. How can we cultivate … Continue reading →

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Oh, Grow Up! But How?

Posted on October 30, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

This commentary was published in “Phronesis in Pieces” at billschmitt.substack.com on Oct. 30. Just as an apple doesn’t fall far from the tree, we need to see the members of “Generation Z”—now in their teens and twenties—as products of generations … Continue reading →

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Duty is Truth, Truth Duty

Posted on September 19, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

This commentary was published today in “Phronesis in Pieces” at billschmitt.substack.com. Please consider subscribing to that publication to support my work. Learn more about my multimedia content and career experience at billschmitt.substack.com/about. America’s mainstream news media cannot say “they didn’t … Continue reading →

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Hold My Bier: It’s Boomer Time

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

This commentary was published today in “Phronesis in Pieces,” found at billschmitt.substack. “Generational theory” fascinates me. Think of it as sociological analysis that attempts to interpret America’s story by understanding the subplots interwoven over time by various age groups. These … Continue reading →

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Fake Muse? Finding Allies in Voegelin and Cuomo

Posted on July 28, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

This discussion of philosophy–in ancient times and on the nightly news–appears in the current edition of “Phronesis in Pieces,” my Substack publication at billschmitt.substack.com. Eric Voegelin I want to point out a link I have added to the “Defining Phronesis” section of … Continue reading →

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Quoth Bob Dylan, We’ve Gotta Serve Somebody

Posted on July 13, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

“Ask what you can do for your country.” If a U.S. president said this today, as President Kennedy did in 1961, it would trigger a negative reaction in some circles. What would we call that reaction, clinically speaking? Depending on … Continue reading →

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12 Top Quotes from World Communications Days (2018-2023)

Posted on May 21, 2023 by Bill Schmitt

Listen to my conversation with Matt Swaim on the Son Rise Morning Show (5-22-23), discussing World Communications Day. Click here and jump to the 1:39 mark. This commentary was also published 5-21-23 in “Phronesis in Pieces” at billschmitt.substack.com. Today is … Continue reading →

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