GOP's path to victory still goes through God Dec 1, 2008
There's also much to learn from British Catholics G.K. Chesterton and Hilaire Belloc and their theory of subsidiarity a decentralizing, "small is beautiful" approach to economics that appeals to some libertarians. The next generation of religious rightists now has a great opportunity to think creatively and act boldly to redefine and revive conservatism. (USA Today)
Gone tramping Jun 28, 2008
Looking back over a lifetime of adventures together, Bill and Nedra Orme agree they have three people to thank for putting them on the right track, on the road less travelled: a family friend, the Anglo-French writer Hilaire Belloc and the movie star Julie Andrews. The family friend suggested to Neddy that the only way Bill, a high-flying, fast-living, workaholic Sydney lawyer, could be persuaded to slow down was by walking. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Question Time May 20, 2008
In his satirical poem "," Hilaire Belloc depicts a greenhorn politician actually reduced to tears by a follow-up question in Parliament that begins, "Arising out of that reply " Lord Lundy was fictional, but , who was perhaps the most outwardly urbane and unflappable of the whole postwar Tory generation, once confided that he often had to go and vomit with nerves before entering the crowded chamber of the House of Commons for prime minister's questions. There's no script. (Slate)
Sir David and the battle of Glyndebourne Feb 27, 2008
"For his part, the star turn of the day laughed off suggestions that both he and the South Downs were both national treasures worthy of preservation for future generations. Referring to the poetry of Hilaire Belloc, whose line "And along the sky the line of the Downs/ So noble and so bare" had been quoted earlier by opponents, Sir David said: "Unless we all take action then the South Downs as we know it will be transformed inside two to three generations and the place described by Belloc will... (Independent)
Tomie dePaola knows his audience Dec 10, 2007
He stood his ground but wrote a note on the copyright page telling adults they should feel free to skip the drinking parts, then added a verse from Hilaire Belloc: "Wherever a Catholic sun doth shine/ There's always laughter and good red wine/ At least I've always found it so/ Benedicamos Domino!". DePaola seems far younger than 73, perhaps because of his jolliness and evident energy. (Boston Globe)
Angry letters Dec 10, 2007
From the other side of the fence, the writer who makes a conscious decision to engage in the formal mechanisms of domestic politics - Hilaire Belloc, for example, who served as Liberal MP for Salford - is a comparative rarity. Much more common was Orwell's refusal of the nomination for the Hampstead Garden Suburb seat in 1945 or Evelyn Waugh's relief at not having joined the cavalcade of Winston Churchill's "young men". (Guardian Unlimited -- Books)
Looking back at Orpheus Nov 27, 2007
To draw a parallel from the visual arts, I love Rome and all it has to offer in its museums, but I think it legitimate to travel by air rather than following in the footsteps of Hilaire Belloc over the Alps. Edmund Burke, Kingston upon Thames, England. (BBC News -- UK)
Leading UK literary agents threatening to bolt from agency Sep 26, 2007
A.D. Peters founded the agency in 1924, representing such authors as Hilaire Belloc, C.S. Forester, Arthur Koestler, Nancy Mitford, J.B. Priestley, Evelyn Waugh and Rebecca West. On the Net. (San Diego Union-Tribune -- Business)
The Once & Future Christendom Sep 12, 2007
Ten centuries later, Hilaire Belloc asserted, The Faith is Europe. And Europe is the Faith. (The American Conservative)
When the rich get stupid Apr 4, 2007
Modern science has the answer, with a little help from the poet Hilaire Belloc ... This is where Hilaire Belloc comes in. (International Herald Tribune -- Ed/Op)
