Waking up in a foreign land, immediately rushing to my phone, looking up what happened last night, under the iron and the fire, while I was asleep, with nothing over my head but the stars and the cold breeze of the night. Continue Reading...
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October 03, 2024
What Will Americans Celebrate in 2026?
As we approach the 250th anniversary of American independence in 2026, what exactly will Americans be celebrating? The 1619 Project rejects 1776 as an important moment in the history of liberty. Continue Reading...
October 02, 2024
Video Vikings and Christian Conversion
When Viking reenactors (like me) chat around campfires among our wedge-shaped tents, certain topics are likely to come up in conversation. One favorite: everything that’s wrong with the History Channel’s Vikings TV series (2013–2020). Continue Reading...
September 30, 2024
Redefining ‘Academic Excellence’ Will Not Save Colleges
Since March of 2020, “at least 64 public or nonprofit colleges have closed, merged, or announced closures or mergers,” affecting an estimated 46,720 students. More than 500 have shut down in the past decade. Continue Reading...
September 27, 2024
The Better Angels of Bad Monkey
I started watching Bad Monkey, the latest Apple TV+ series, one of the funnier things on offer this year, for two reasons. First, I like Vince Vaughn a lot. He was clever in his 2000s persona in comedies with Will Ferrell and Owen Wilson: Old School (2003), Dodgeball (2004), Wedding Crashers (2005). Continue Reading...
September 26, 2024
Creativity and the Entrepreneurial Promise of Italy
Any country not continually innovating, striving to create better material and civil conditions for the next generation, runs the risk of becoming economically impotent, politically irrelevant, and culturally ossified. This was the main issue discussed at this year’s Communion and Liberation meeting in Rimini, Italy. Continue Reading...
September 25, 2024
How ‘Eat the Rich’ Movies Hurt the Poor
Hollywood’s new wave of movies satirizing the wealthy and powerful are garnering plenty of money and critical acclaim. But they’re also perpetuating destructive myths about wealth and inequality that will harm the very marginalized class the industry claims to be defending. Continue Reading...
September 24, 2024
Put Children First
Civilization transmits culture from one generation to the next, and so must be concerned with children. Education, law, the peaceful transfer of power—these civilizational elements developed over the centuries to foster the creation of children and create the space for them to grow into their inheritance. Continue Reading...
September 20, 2024
The Slow Death of Free Speech in Britain
Slowly, yet perceptibly, free speech is dying in Britain. On July 4, 2024, the people of Britain elected a new government. They did so decisively in terms of seats won, but rather less conclusively with the share of the vote. Continue Reading...
September 19, 2024
Presidential Character: The Virtues
Does character in public life still matter? President Biden reflected on this question as he gazed at portraits of America’s great presidents while announcing his decision to withdraw his candidacy from the 2024 presidential race. Continue Reading...
