Politics

Oikophiles – the Political Party We All Need 28
- Culture, Featured, Politics, Uncategorized
- August 28, 2025
Are you an oikophile or an oikophobe? Conservative philosopher Roger Scruton (1944-2020) coined these two words from the Greek oikos, meaning household, home, or place. But Scruton broadened this meaning to include culture. Accordingly, oikophiles are those who love their homes and the culture passed down through generations. Oikophobes may love their private homes, but disdain, or even
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The Kennedy-Hegseth Fitness Challenge Is the Answer to the Body Positivity Movement 41
- Featured, Health, Politics, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- August 22, 2025
U.S. Health and Human Services Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. is teaming up with U.S. Secretary of Defense Pete Hegseth to start what they’re calling the “Pete and Bobby Challenge.” Anyone who accepts the challenge must complete 50 pull-ups and 100 push-ups in under five minutes. Whether or not the challenge really gains steam and “makes America
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‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ – Poster Child of Deconstructionism 24
- Entertainment, Featured, Politics, Religion, Uncategorized
- August 19, 2025
For every version that rolls out, “Jesus Christ Superstar” merits accusations of blasphemy. The latest version, performed in early August at the Hollywood Bowl, is no exception. But this blasphemous rock opera should also receive criticism for its artistic failure. Not surprisingly, it gets resounding praise instead, lauded for its uneven, wild, challenging nature. “It’s
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Speaking of Conspiracy Theories 31
- Culture, Featured, Politics, Religion, Uncategorized
- August 18, 2025
There’s not a cloud to be seen as I drive with my seven-year-old son – apart from the five unnatural lines left behind by planes in a grid pattern, that is. “Why do people want to control the weather?” my son ponders aloud, looking up at the unnatural lines. Weeks prior, we saw similar trails
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Sydney Sweeney’s Jeans and the Pursuit of Happiness 32
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Politics, Uncategorized, Western Civilization
- August 4, 2025
Can it be true? Can a blue jeans advertisement perform like a magician’s top hat, producing irony, racism, sex appeal, body positivity, Nazism, and eugenics all at the same time? Apparently so. Recently, American Eagle jeans featured actress Sydney Sweeney in an ad that caused some heads to explode among our ever vigilant supervisors of
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The Newest ‘War of the Worlds’ and Its Unsteady Message on Data Privacy 40
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, Politics, Uncategorized
- August 1, 2025
A new adaptation of the H. G. Wells classic “War of the Worlds” hit Amazon Prime this week – and it is a doozy. Already at #2 on the Amazon charts, this version boasts a unique perspective. That perspective? A computer monitor. The entire film is presented as if the audience is watching a recording of a single screen,
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