In short, ‘Dominion’ is the kind of holistic approach we need when coming to the question of what went into building what we should recognize as Western thought and civilization.More
Tag Archives: Western Civilization
How to Facilitate the Development of a Responsible and Educated Citizenry
Encourage young men and women to get married, as young as is practicable in their adult years, and have children together they will raise together in stable, loving, God-fearing homesMore
Viktor Orban Speaking at CPAC, Studying Greeks and Romans, and Western Civilization
In Viktor Orban’s CPAC speech, I find still more reasons to study the Greeks and Romans. Something clearly has to be done, but we must remember who we are before we can do it.More
Book Review: Reason, Faith, and the Struggle for Western Civilization by Samuel Gregg
Gregg covers two critically important subjects here: the relationship between rationality and religious belief for one, and the legacy and destiny of the West for another.More
Book Review: ‘How Should We Then Live’ by Francis A. Schaeffer
Here Schaeffer tells us the story of how our beliefs about God and ourselves have influenced the kind of art we enjoy, how we organize ourselves, and how we govern and are governed in turn.More
Book Review: ‘The Life of Greece’ by Will Durant
If only the self-impressed scholars of the last century would concede that their framework for understanding the ancient past is an impediment more than an aid. More
Just Like Elections, Ideas Have Consequences
In sum, ideas have consequences. Elections have consequences because ideas have consequences. And ideas are upstream of elections. More
Afghanistan Reconquered by the Taliban
The reason our ruling class thought Afghanistan could become a moderate, Pro-Western democracy is the same reason they opposed the populist policies of President Trump. More