Politics

Notes of an American Pessimist 0
- Culture, Featured, Philosophy, Politics, Western Civilization
- March 13, 2026
The writer of Ecclesiastes had seen enough of the world. Wealth, wisdom, labor, pleasure – he’d tried them all and arrived at the same conclusion: Vanity. A breath. A chasing after wind. No one seems to talk about Ecclesiastes anymore. Not even in Christian circles. Scholars and early Jewish rabbis have argued for centuries over
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The Art of Not Having an Opinion 0
- Culture, Featured, Politics
- March 4, 2026
There’s a persistent pressure in the air – felt in every news headline, on every social media platform. A war breaks out. A celebrity says something provocative. A politician signs a bill. And almost immediately, we’re asked: What’s your opinion? We’ve conflated access to information with mandatory commentary. Because we can see everything in real
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Mainstream Media Committed Suicide – But Is Alt-Media on the Same Path?0
- Culture, Featured, Politics, Western Civilization
- February 19, 2026
Recently, The Washington Post laid off a third of its newsroom and staff. It’s a monumental act representing the twilight of legacy media, a symbol of the changing information landscape. The one-time gatekeepers of information and “correct opinions” have lost a great deal of credibility, and, with it, profit margins. Jeff Bezos reportedly lost $100
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Greenland and the Dangers of Security over Liberty 1
- Culture, Featured, International, Politics, Western Civilization
- February 16, 2026
Though talk of America taking over Greenland has died down recently, the bold foreign policy strategy has taken many of all political persuasions by surprise. It should. Western political thought has long resolved that freedom and national self-determination are political goods that far outweigh security, regardless of the potential for danger. Conservative political commentators often
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Preserving Our Country With Clio vs. the Mob 0
- Culture, Economics, Featured, History, Politics, Western Civilization
- February 9, 2026
In two different states we’re seeing the immediate negative effects of recent elections. New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani promised lots of freebies on the campaign trail, along with higher taxes on the wealthy. No freebies yet, but multimillionaires are already packing their bags. The Mamdani administration further displayed its incompetence during the recent snowstorm, with long delays
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The Problem With ‘Edgy’ Conservatism 1
- Culture, Featured, Politics, Western Civilization
- February 6, 2026
Conservatism has been on the rise in recent years. Yet with that rise, it increasingly seems that conservatives, even those who identify as Christians, have begun to trade the essence of the conservative temperament for a right-wing adaptation of postmodern angst and edginess. Edginess? It’s a fitting word for this spirit for, as Merriam-Webster defines
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