Liberalism is the default assumption of our civilization; it is the bedrock of modernism. Quite simply, it fails as any sort of bulwark against the excesses of the radical left.
Reposted with permission due to critical nature of the information – absolutely necessary for understanding the 20th century as well as JaysAnalysis.com. David A.
“Why do men then now not reck his rod?” — a line from God’s Grandeur “Progressives, generally, are not at home with controversial religious issues, in part because they cannot deal with phenomena which they’ve only encountered in the telegraphic sound bites offered by political debate. It is characteristic of the narrow logic of left-of-center citizens that when they[Read More...]
“…creation can only be understood as a gift….” — Pope Francis underscoring that faith tells us that the earth is not a possession to be used and destroyed… very much in the spirit of indigenous beliefs Pope Francis sees the cause of the collective crises in what he calls a “technocratic” mentality, one that considers “the rise of a[Read More...]
Cause of death, age of consent and burning initials + this day in history w/the Sandy Hook school shooting and our song of the day by Sufjan Stevens on your Morning Monarchy for December 14, 2017.
Manson remains, reconstructing Mithras and open investigations + this day in history w/the death of Paul Walker and our song of the day by No Age on your Morning Monarchy for November 30, 2017.
Roland and I were wandering around south-central Mali a few years ago, taking it in, meeting the folks. Alan Grayson had recommended Bandiagara and Sangha as a couple of off-the-beaten-track places east of Mopti and north of the border with Burkina Faso. In one of those towns Roland found a goat and its kid. The mother goat was freaking out because they were separating her from the kid and it looked like she knew the kid was headed for the stew pot.
As the U.S. and its Western allies lurch into a new and dangerous confrontation with Russia, the different sides don’t even have a thorough understanding of the history behind the tensions, warns Alice Slater. By Alice Slater NATO’s recent provocative…Read more →
With the Nobel Peace Prize to be announced Friday, this year’s winner from some 381 nominees will join a litany of past recipients from a diverse list of politicians, activists and others who’ve been mired in controversy.
