It is the supreme irony of our age that we live in a period of more peace, prosperity, and health than the world has ever known, one where new wonders arise practically weekly, but cannot bring ourselves to acknowledge how truly lucky we are. There are years that are objectively bad. No one, or at… Continue reading When did every New Year become the winter of our discontent?
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What’s wrong with the kids today?
Over the past decade, the number of teenagers reporting feelings of helplessness, depression, and suicide have increased at an alarming rate, especially among young women, LGBTQ+, and minorities. The mental health establishment wants more programs, some blame social media, but a culture that pushes endless doom and gloom is likely the cause of it all.… Continue reading What’s wrong with the kids today?
Teddy Roosevelt and the pressing need for a new Americanism
In an era of unbridled optimism and outright racism, Americanism was the idea that the principles of democracy, the rights and responsibilities enjoyed by a free people, driven by free enterprise and the free exchange of ideas, and governed by the equal application of the law were destined to transform the world, ushering in prosperity… Continue reading Teddy Roosevelt and the pressing need for a new Americanism


