155 – Melodic Musings with Barney Quick

How might music point us to the good, the true, and the beautiful?  What is the purpose of music, and we are guilty of misusing it?  Why are we so obsessed with Taylor Swift?  Musician and conservative journalist Barney Quick joins Josh to discuss how conservatism might better inform our approach to music.  Also discussed are whether or not the elephants can be saved at all, how an owning-the-libs approach misses the spirit of conservatism, and whether or not Principles First has lost its first principles.   About Barney Quick Barney Quick is a journalist whose work appears in magazine features.  He is a frequent contributor to Ordinary Times and a Senior Freelance Contributor for The Freeman News-Letter.  He has been maintaining his blog, Late in the Day, since 2012.  But you can find the bulk of his writings on his substack Precipice.   Barney is also a musician and jazz guitarist who could find lucrative gigs, but is well aware he's chosen a musical life that isn't going to pay a lot of bills.   Barney is an adjunct lecturer in jazz history and rock and roll history at his local community college.   You can follow Barney on Twitter @Penandguitar