Western Civilization

Is Homer’s ‘Odyssey’ a Christian Story?1
- Culture, Entertainment, Featured, History, Religion, Western Civilization
- July 27, 2026
Despite living approximately 750 years before the birth of Jesus, Homer’s “Odyssey” continues to resonate with audiences today. Only a handful of stories in the Western canon can claim to have this sort of universality and longevity. The other story that is certainly comparable to, and even surpasses the “Odyssey,” is the one told in
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Thank God I’m American 0
- Culture, Featured, Politics, Western Civilization
- July 14, 2026
With the 250th anniversary of our country behind us, I’ve been left with a lot of patriotism. It can be easy to focus on the negatives, but when we fix our gaze on gratitude, the solution to this pessimism is all the more evident. The American Way My small-town home is filled with good people,
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Using Aristotle’s 3 Principles of Logic to Advance Our Knowledge 0
- Featured, Philosophy, Western Civilization
- July 14, 2026
One of the big questions emerging from the rise of artificial intelligence (AI) is what exactly it means to know something at all. While advanced AI models can present the appearance of knowledge and understanding, scratching below the conversational surface shows that these models severely lack the capacity for what philosophers have considered knowledge. The
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Stay Sane and Save the Republic 1
- Culture, Education, Featured, History, Politics, Western Civilization
- July 13, 2026
I’ve marveled before about how statements of the past can read like today’s headlines, especially those like the following taken from the front flap of Martin L. Gross’ 1997 “The End of Sanity”: “At the University of Pennsylvania, separate dorms have been set up for minorities in the name of racial harmony….” “An apprehended mugger
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Mastering Technology the Amish Way 0
- Culture, Featured, Religion, Western Civilization
- July 10, 2026
In August 1945, the United States unleashed the power of the atom and leveled two Japanese cities. This new technology, the atomic bomb, brought an end to World War II, while simultaneously kicking off an arms race that would last nearly 50 years. The Soviet Union could not allow the U.S. to maintain its monopoly
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Why Poetry Should Join Your Literary Diet 0
- Culture, Featured, Literature, Western Civilization
- July 10, 2026
In the summer of 2023, I fell in love with poetry. I was living overseas, struggling to navigate a job teaching English and a new life in a third-world country. Amidst the external and internal chaos, Saturdays were a reprieve. I’d mount my moped, drive to a nearby coffeehouse, and spend several hours reading and
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