Juvenal, the Roman Poet, provides us with a few quotes that easily to our own troubled times. In Satire 6, concerned about the infidelity of…
Demography is everything. There is nothing we can do about it. The most recent example is the gubernatorial elections in California. The right-wing media had…
The great Roger Scruton, in his autobiography Gentle Regrets, writes about the dishonorable habit of “stealing from churches.” What he meant was the vacuous tendency…
OMG you guys, the ADL is after the Proud Boys. Again! The reptilian Greenblatt, a wart-faced dweeb who used to run crying to the principal…
How to think about abortion? For those anchored in traditional religion, the answer is very clear. For those unmoored from anything but a general sense…
I was once a boy and now am old, so here’s a list of recommended literature for the emerging, or somewhat depth-seeking conservative. Emphasizing the…
The Jewish year aligns almost perfectly with the American political year. It begins in September, covering election season, and ends in late August, in the…
Like many geeky kids of the late 80s, I discovered Tolkien in elementary school. My father had read The Hobbit to me even earlier, and…
I was once young and now am old. And the older I get, the less I believe in policies, solutions, or circumstances. Meaning, as an…
Ranking societies by cultural success is not easy. Even if you manage to define “success,” which to me means a peaceful, well-functioning, Shire-like society, how…