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Solzhenitsyn on Russia and the West 0
- History
- May 25, 2017
In 1998 I had the inestimable pleasure and honour of interviewing Alexander Solzhenitsyn at his home outside Moscow. As I traveled to Russia I had no idea why he should have granted me an exclusive interview when he had shunned the advances of Western writers much more accomplished and better known. He had a reputation
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Comedian Provides Good Reminder That We Are More Than Our Jobs 0
- Culture
- May 25, 2017
In today’s society, many people tie their identities primarily to their jobs. They are what they do. After all, that’s what our schools have taught us to be. The stated goal of America’s education system is to make students “college- and career-ready.” It’s quite the reversal from Western education’s classical roots. As historian Henri Marrou
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How America Became Class Conscious 0
- Culture
- May 24, 2017
I recently shared some statistics from Charles Murray’s book Coming Apart that illustrate some of the fundamental social and cultural changes that occurred in America during the last half-century. One fascinating bit of data I did not share touches on U.S. poverty levels, as well as American perceptions of poverty. In 1963, roughly 20 percent
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Islam and the West: We Can’t Coexist?0
- Culture
- May 24, 2017
Another week, another atrocity committed in the West by ISIS or a lone-wolf Muslim. This time, it was the slaughter of the innocents with a suicide bomber self-detonating at an Ariana Grande concert in the United Kingdom. At the time of this writing, there are 22 dead and dozens wounded — many of whom were
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ISIS Has Weaponized Children 0
- May 24, 2017
In claiming responsibility for the attack in Manchester at an Ariana Grande concert on May 22, the Islamic State group has sunk to a new low. We have seen terrorists target venues where young people congregate before – shopping malls, discos and schools. If IS was indeed involved, they have now deliberately targeted young children,
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Are You in America’s Middle Class?0
- Culture
- May 24, 2017
After reading Charles Murray’s writings the last few days, my mind has been fixated on some of the changes in America’s class structure and our (mis)perception of those changes. It made me wonder: Where exactly do I fall in the class stratosphere? Are my current perceptions accurate or are they way off? While Americans like
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