Tag: culture

America’s Slow-Motion Suicide, at Home and Abroad: Ben Shapiro

By Ben Shapiro America’s suicide isn’t inevitable. The choice is still in our hands. But if Afghanistan is any indicator, it’s quickly slipping away. — Read on http://www.dailysignal.com/2021/09/01/americas-slow-motion-suicide-at-home-and-abroad/

The Importance of the Underworld ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Dwight Longenecker The mythic theme of descent to the underworld is virtually universal. The hero journeys to the underworld to confront the monster, then returns with the prize. That the hero must go down into the depths to battle the dark forces seems… Continue Reading “The Importance of the Underworld ~ The Imaginative Conservative”

Writing as a Moral Act ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By David Hein Success in writing requires the virtue of temperance, self-mastery, which refers to an internal action less dreary and passive than mere abstinence. Temperance means disciplining oneself in order to realize one’s greatest potential. — Read on theimaginativeconservative.org/2021/08/writing-moral-act-david-hein.html

Teacher Fired After Speaking Against Gender Identity, Critical Race Theory

By Virginia Allen Teacher Jonathan Koeppel says he was fired after voicing concerns at school board meetings about critical race theory and gender identity. — Read on http://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/30/teacher-fired-after-speaking-against-gender-identity-critical-race-theory-and-mask-mandates/

Dennis Prager: Imagine No Big Cities

By Dennis Prager The bigger the city, the more anonymous the individual. People behave much better when they are known to their neighbors. — Read on http://www.dailysignal.com/2021/08/30/imagine-no-big-cities/

Indonesia: Muslim cleric arrested for insulting Christianity | World News | The Christian Post

By Anugrah Kumar Police in the Muslim-majority country of Indonesia arrested a Muslim cleric for allegedly blaspheming against Christianity by calling the Bible fictitious and false in one of his sermons. — Read on http://www.christianpost.com/news/indonesia-muslim-cleric-arrested-for-insulting-christianity.html

Prometheus Unbound: Mary Shelley’s Admonishment About Scientism ~ The Imaginative Conservative

By Drew Maglio Mary Shelley was perhaps the first to illuminate modernity’s insatiable appetite for temporal progress. Today humanity continues its quest to maximize its knowledge, not to attain truth, but in a bid to achieve a new age of heaven on earth, powered… Continue Reading “Prometheus Unbound: Mary Shelley’s Admonishment About Scientism ~ The Imaginative Conservative”