Culture

Finding and Losing Train Culture 1
- Culture, Western Civilization
- July 14, 2023
My family and I are in the process of moving to a small town in northwest Ohio called Fostoria. We are here for practical reasons—it is the town closest to where I work that has a good Catholic school. That said, I have found the people, on the whole, to be quite charming and welcoming.
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If Pedophiles Ruled the World 1
- Culture
- July 13, 2023
With the sobering and inspiring film Sound of Freedom hitting theatres this week, we are faced with the reality that there is a huge appetite for child sex throughout the world. While Operation Underground Railroad is fighting the child sex movement, there is an international effort pushing it forward in the name of “children’s rights”. Here is a crucial
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Architecture and Its Secret Vibes of Truth and Value 3
- Culture, Western Civilization
- July 12, 2023
I recently splurged and visited Mackinac Island with a few friends. The island, located between the upper and lower peninsula of Michigan, is perhaps best known for its automobile ban, relegating all traffic to foot, horse, or bike. Perhaps because of this ban, Mackinac Island functions as a type of time capsule, with beautiful homes,
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Don’t Forget to Sing 0
- Culture
- July 11, 2023
I have a postcard on my office door with a Samuel Beckett quote I like on it. It reads, in my sanitized English translation, “When you are in it up to your neck, the only thing left to do is sing.” Even on relatively bad days, I am very, very far from being in it
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Family Farms and Faith: Lessons From Irish Culture 2
- Culture
- July 10, 2023
I recently visited Ireland, and amidst the rugged moors covered in gorse bushes and the patchworked sheep fields divided by hedges, family farms once dotted the landscape as a cornerstone of the country. Ireland was, at one point, a country rooted in its traditions—from these farms to a strong Catholic faith. In turn, the role
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What’s a Luddite? An Expert on Technology and Society Explains 0
- Culture, Philosophy
- July 10, 2023
The term “Luddite” emerged in early 1800s England. At the time there was a thriving textile industry that depended on manual knitting frames and a skilled workforce to create cloth and garments out of cotton and wool. But as the Industrial Revolution gathered momentum, steam-powered mills threatened the livelihood of thousands of artisanal textile workers.
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