How Overemphasizing Individualism Made Liberalism Morally Bankrupt
As a political theory for rational, autonomous adults, liberalism has no place for the dependent and disabled, against whom Western liberal nations are engaged in a quiet genocide.
Why Only Cultural Reactionaries Would Rebuild Notre Dame
Notre Dame’s fate is a reminder of the ravages of utilitarianism. What is the purpose of civilization if not the creation and preservation of timeless beauty and transcendent grandeur for posterity?
Saying Western Civilization Means White People Is As Dumb As A Box Of Rocks
What made Jewish and Christian faiths different from other faiths of the ancient world was their rejection of racial tribalism in favor of universal truths.
Podcast: How Religion Sustains The West’s Democratic Ideals
Writer Sohrab Ahmari joins the Federalist Radio Hour for a conversation on secularism, religion in newsrooms, populism, and more.
Interview: Dennis Prager On Western Values, Jewish Leftism, And Censorship
Prager talks with Ben Weingarten about his conservative views, religiosity, reason versus emotion, Western values in immigration policy, and social media.
How Athens’ Foresight Saved Ancient Greece From Invading Persians
Themistocles convinced the Spartans to join the Athenians to fight and ultimately crush the Persians at the Battle of Plataea in 479 B.C.
Europe Is Dying, New Book Warns, And The Consequences Could Be Dire For The West
The distinguishing feature of modern Europe is its persistent ennui, shown in the inability or unwillingness ‘to reproduce itself, fight for itself or even take its own side in an argument.’
40 Years Later, Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s Harvard Speech Blazes A Beacon For Renewal
The Soviet Union has fallen, and some might like to think that Alexander Solzhenitsyn’s ‘bitter truth’ is a relic of a happily bygone era. Not so. His speech is even more relevant today.
The West Isn’t Committing Suicide, It’s Dying Of Natural Causes
Jonah Goldberg’s ‘Suicide of the West’ fails to acknowledge that the threat to liberal democratic capitalism is far deeper than tribalism or nationalism gone awry.
Is Dr. Jordan Peterson A Gateway Drug to Christianity, Or Just A Highbrow Joel Osteen?
Because of his understanding of rationalism and psychological emphasis, Jordan Peterson prepares the soul more for Gnostic spirituality than Christian orthodoxy.
What Our World Owes To The Ancient Greeks: Self-Rule And A Focus On The Common Good
The third Western Heritage lecture focuses on ‘the Greek miracle.’ That’s the emergence of a political form that has become common today: self-rule.
It’s High Time To Start Defending American Ideals And The West Again
It’s not at all clear that the free people of the world are still willing to make the choices—let alone the requisite sacrifices—to protect our rights and liberties.
Westerners Who Hate On Christianity Have No Idea How It Shapes Their Thoughts
The effect of Christian thought in our lives is so ubiquitous that, even as controversial as they are in our public discourse, the injunctions of the Ten Commandments appear obvious.
‘The Trip To Spain’ Ends With A Frightening Scene About The West’s Decline
It appears ‘The Trip to Spain’ is about the fall of Western civilization into self-absorption, frivolities, and how the lack of a moral base leaves one without answers.
Why It’s Impossible For Western Civilization To Be White
Many in both political camps apparently agree that because Western civilization developed largely among light-skinned Anglo-Europeans, Western identity is reducible to whiteness.
Both The Radical Left And White Nationalists Have False Visions Of Western Civilization
The white supremacist pose towards cultural ‘defense’ is a shame and a sham, while the project of defending civilization against ignorance and decadence is well worth pursuing.
There Is No Such Thing As White Cultural Heritage. The West’s Legacy Is Open To All
Their claims to Western culture—an essentially multi-racial, multi-ethnic legacy—are fake. The alt-right is attacking, not protecting, this culture.
Non-Citizens May Dislike Him, But Trump’s Still The Leader Of The Free World
Pew polling indicates that the free world may not love him. But so long as he’s sitting in the Oval Office, Donald Trump will remain its leader.
Liberalism’s Real Narrative Fight Isn’t What Josh Earnest Thinks It Is
We’re much better at raining death onto ISIS than breathing life into liberal democracy, which, at the close of President Obama’s two terms, is absolutely reeling in headlong retreat.
Hollande Suggests France Will Finally Defend Its Culture Against ISIS
French President Francois Hollande’s comments about a recent ISIS attack on a Catholic priest hint the nation is becoming ready to count itself worthy of a real defense.
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