Politics

Bringing Light to the Asylum 0
- Culture, Featured, Politics, Western Civilization
- November 24, 2025
Back in the 1980s, writer Florence King began her essay “Democrazy” by recounting a scene from the 1946 Japanese war trials. At one point, the former propaganda minister, Shumei Okawa, leaped to his feet and cried out: “I hate United States! It is democrazy!” That unintended pun is the theme for King’s piece, which appears
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Conservatives Need to Support the Arts. Here’s Why.0
- Culture, Education, Politics, Western Civilization
- November 17, 2025
“Don’t lose your soul.” During my senior year of high school, I heard this warning over and over when I shared with my conservative Christian community that I planned to major in theatre alongside English literature. “The arts are dangerous nowadays.” This December, I will receive my Bachelor of Arts in English with a concentration
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Self-Governance Is the Bedrock of Liberty 0
- Politics, Culture, Economics, Featured
- November 14, 2025
Those who refuse to govern themselves will be governed by others. This is one of the takeaway lessons from the recent elections, particularly in New York City. There a young and inexperienced pro-Islamist and democratic socialist won the mayoral election in part by promising voters goodies like free bus transportation, free childcare, some government grocery
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Gen Z’s Media Literacy Is Dying. It’s Instagram’s Fault.0
- Featured, Culture, Entertainment, Politics, Western Civilization
- November 4, 2025
After my sophomore year of college, I interned with USA Today Opinion as a fact-checker. The work was tedious, albeit satisfying; I spent hours poring over news sites, scanning through scientific and demographic studies, and running plagiarism checkers to ensure that every claim in the opinion column was backed by legitimate and trustworthy sources. I
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‘Truth and Treason’ and the Power of Standing up to One’s Own 0
- Featured, Culture, Entertainment, History, International, Politics, Western Civilization
- October 28, 2025
It’s never easy to admit when you’re wrong – especially when it means standing up to your own people. In the opening scenes of “Truth & Treason,” we see a young Helmuth Hübener craft his “patriotic statement.” It’s 1941, in Hamburg, Germany, and Hübener’s statement is the 16-year-old’s final task to obtain an internship at
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The Canary in the Coal Mine of Culture 3
- Culture, Featured, History, International, Philosophy, Politics, Religion, Western Civilization
- October 28, 2025
This past month has made me aware that the anti-Zionism and the anti-Semitic bigotry that have infected our news media and college campuses have trickled down into my own community. In one conversation, for instance, a good friend and fellow Catholic almost 50 years younger than I, stunned me with revelations about some of her
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