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  • Solzhenitsyn, Lysenkoism, and the Lies of the Revolution

    Solzhenitsyn, Lysenkoism, and the Lies of the Revolution3

    Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn was the most important Soviet dissident, but his message was accessible to all. On the day before he was sent into exile in 1974, he published a short essay entitled “Live Not By Lies.” It only takes him a few pages to lay out the most effective strategy for resisting totalitarianism. As Solzhenitsyn

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  • Are We Entering an Age of Decay as Birth Rates Fall?

    Are We Entering an Age of Decay as Birth Rates Fall?2

    Most countries – even in the developing world – are entering an era of ageing and population decline. With fewer and fewer babies and more and more elderly, what does the future look like? According to Shamil Ismail, a South African investment analysist, it looks very grim. In his book The Age of Decay: How Aging

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  • I Question the Protests on College Campuses Like Mine. Here’s Why.

    I Question the Protests on College Campuses Like Mine. Here’s Why.6

    Tensions about the Israel-Palestine conflict came to a head on many college campuses last spring. Tents arrived as students camped out for days, sometimes weeks. Some protests were disbanded through peaceful negotiation with administrators, while others were broken up by riot police, including at my own school. The result has been anything but peaceful. Students

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  • October Surprises Past, Present, and Future

    October Surprises Past, Present, and Future3

    Presidential frontrunner Donald Trump appears to have survived not one but three October Surprises during the last week. For those unfamiliar with the term, an October Surprise is a last-minute, generally unexpected turn of events that occurs in the final weeks of a U.S. presidential election which can have a major impact on the outcome.

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  • Countless Christians Around the World Are Persecuted and Forgotten

    Countless Christians Around the World Are Persecuted and Forgotten1

    One out of every seven Christians experiences persecution, according to Pope Francis. And in many countries violence, discrimination and other human rights abuses are increasing. In a report released last week by Aid to the Church in Need (ACN), Persecuted and Forgotten? A Report on Christians oppressed for their Faith 2022-24, the Catholic charity claims that Christian persecution

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  • Why Do Traditionalists Idolize the 1950s?

    Why Do Traditionalists Idolize the 1950s?31

    I don’t think it would be a shock to anyone to point out that traditionalists often romanticize, even idolize, 1950s American culture. Why? I think the allure lies in nostalgia, even nostalgia for a time we’ve never experienced. It’s easy to romanticize an era which we think embodies our values and lifestyle dreams. In reality,

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