We don’t need to rescue western civilization from outside forces, we need to rescue ourselves from western civilization.| Caitlin Johnstone
White people, that is to say those of ethnic European descent, replaced tribalism and loyalty...| Arktos
Many traditionalists tout a return to Roman Catholicism to renew a declining Western world. Returning to a non-Apostolic faith will not help.| Orthodox Reflections
Islam is dying on its own. The West needs to get out of the way and let it happen. No modern day crusade is needed. The post No Crusade Needed: Time to Help Islam Die Already appeared first on Orthodox Reflections.| Orthodox Reflections
As American Orthodox Christians, do we seek to truly evangelize our nation? Or, are we distracted by nostalgic dreams of a by-gone past? The post The Kingdom of … Beaver Cleaver? Overcoming Christian Nostalgia appeared first on Orthodox Reflections.| Orthodox Reflections
So-called "conservatives" are so anxious to "own the libs" that they are willing to embrace an ad campaign that not long ago would be considered softcore porn. This is not Orthodox Christianity. The post Winning Battles, Losing Wars appeared first on Orthodox Reflections.| Orthodox Reflections
A classic essay from 1960: libertarians and traditionalists share much in common.| Modern Age
Russell Hittinger’s new book "On the Dignity of Society" articulates Catholic principles regarding the social order. One of the great themes of the book was the continuity between man’s nature and society. On the Dignity of Society by F. Russell Hittinger Is the history of philosophy full of philosophers rejecting past philosophers? Broadly, this may be [...]| The Imaginative Conservative
We are very different people from those who came before us, because of our deficits in social learning.| Public Discourse
Only by recognizing the divine mystery that predicates existence in the world can one reclaim his individuality. Only then will he be capable of searching for meaning generated outside the human intellect. Humans can never be gods, but they need God to live meaningful lives. (essay by John Gist)| The Imaginative Conservative
At face value, people look at vampire fables and draw parallels to elites in power...| Arktos.com
Trump's actions on immigration, fiscal policy, privacy, and war make MAGA Republicans angry. This was always going to be the outcome.| Orthodox Reflections
Yes, today's Europe is definitely not part of the Trump brand of American civilization. It is the antithesis to MAGA America.| The Globalist
Pope Leo XIV should look to Pope John Paul II, who had a special fondness for the American political order.| The American Mind
The Post WWII crusade against the foundations of Western Civilization doesn't stem from a conspiracy. Worse, it comes from a consensus.| Orthodox Reflections
Yes, I included this meme in the article.| Classics at the Intersections
Over then next few weeks, I will be posting up the text and images from a series of lectured I gave between July 9-13, 2019 at the CANE Summer Institute held at Brown University. The theme of the institute was "E Pluribus Unum". I was invited as the Onassis Lecturer to give a three lecture series on the theme. The lectures focus on ancient Greece and move from a general overview of identity in the Greek world (e pluribus plures), then to a deep dive looking at Athenian rejection of broader id...| Classics at the Intersections
MAGA cheers President Trump's moves for peace in Ukraine, but few are criticizing renewed war in the Middle East and fresh censorship at home.| Orthodox Reflections
Millennialism, in all its forms, is the curse of the modern world. The fruits of this heresy are always rotten.| Orthodox Reflections
The religious roots of the West are Orthodox Catholicism, as shown by the many pre-Schism saints the Orthodox commemorate.| Orthodox Reflections
In Ukraine and Syria, the incoming Trump Administration could protect Christians using American power and influence.| Orthodox Reflections
Donald Trump is squandering the biggest mandate for change ever given to a president. The work of the swamp the people voted to drain?| Orthodox Reflections
Kerby presents worldviews that shaped our civilization based on Glenn Sunshine's book Why You Think the Way You Do. He compares these classical worldviews with a Christian, biblical worldview giving us an idea of how today's thinking evolved and how it stacks up to a biblical worldview.| Probe Ministries
American society and associated ideologies are noticeably failing Gen Z. Authentic Christian Tradition can bring them what they are missing.| Orthodox Reflections
“Tú sola comprendiste que el hombre y el tigre se diferencian únicamente por el corazón.” —Horacio Quiroga, Juan Darién (1920) At an event at Stanford Law School last year, Associate Dean Tirien Steinbach shut down Federal Judge Kyle Duncan’s speech because his ideas hurt people’s feelings. More recently, officials in the United Kingdom have indicated […]| Minding The Campus
Americans usually see themselves as a force for good in this world. God's own instrument of history. The truth is much darker.| Orthodox Reflections
Since July 4, 1776, there have only been 16 years when the U.S. was at peace. Orthodox Christians must resist war as a normal state of affairs.| Orthodox Reflections
By chance I was recently introduced to the ideas of Oswald Spengler – a German intellectual of the early 20th century whose claim to fame is the two-volume work The Decline of the West. The essential idea of Spengler is that civilizations may be described similarly to organisms, which either thrive, survive, or stagnate andContinue reading "The Great Tree of Western Civilization"| ThinkingWest
By David Goodwin In October, 2023, a social media user posted about her surprise after a random conversation revealed her husband thought of Rome several times every day. The post went viral. After women began asking men about Rome and posting similar results, the topic became a trend in social media posts, memes, and articles. […]| The Classical Difference
In a materialistic society, honor goes to those achieving great wealth. Within Orthodox Christianity, exalted are the riches of poverty.| Orthodox Reflections