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The seven deadly virtues, eighteen conservative writers on why the virtuous life is funny as hell, edited by Jonathan V. Last

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The seven deadly virtues, eighteen conservative writers on why the virtuous life is funny as hell, edited by Jonathan V. Last

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eng

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no index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

The seven deadly virtues

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888025649

Responsibility statement

edited by Jonathan V. Last

Sub title

eighteen conservative writers on why the virtuous life is funny as hell

Table Of Contents

Introduction: on virtues, past and present / by Jonathan V. Last -- The cardinal virtues. The seven deadly virtues and The New York times / by P. J. O'Rourke -- Prudence: long live the queen / by Andrew Ferguson -- Justice: the one virtue nobody really wants / by Rob Long -- Courage: the rise of "shelter in place" America / by Michael Graham -- Temperance: the deadliest virtue / by Andrew Stiles -- Hope: Chicago is a place called hope / by David Burge (aka Iowahawk) -- Charity: you can't give this stuff away / by Mollie Hemingway -- Faith: the eleventh commandment / by Larry Miller -- The everyday virtues. Chastity: the final taboo / by Matt Labash -- Simplicity: or, the many-splendored virtues of hoarding / by James Lileks -- Thrift: the un-American virtue / by Joe Queenan -- Honesty: it's absolutely the best policy (sometimes) / by Rita Koganzon -- Fellowship: reach out and touch someone / by Christine Rosen -- Forbearance: opting out of the politicized life / by Sonny Bunch -- Integrity: living by the code of the superman / by Jonah Goldberg -- Curiosity: Maybe the cat got what it had coming / by Christopher Caldwell -- Perseverance: all the way to the end / by Christopher Buckley

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