Antoine Dresse (“Ego Non”) explains how José Ortega y Gasset saw the rise of the “mass-man”—an average, unqualified individual—as a threat to civilization. This figure, empowered by modern democracy and technology, displaces cultural elites while ignoring the foundations of the world he inherits. Ortega calls it a “vertical…
There is something ineffably eternal about the “drum beating and bell chiming from sundown to daybreak” when it comes to the Bell Tower and the Drum Tower standing in the north end of ancient Beijing. There can hardly be equal structures around the world when it comes…
How does America survive when its citizens belong to two divided camps that believe fundamentally incompatible things? Over the last century, there has been a trend to establish “truth and reconciliation commissions” in countries emerging from periods of political terrorism, totalitarianism, or civil war. The idea is to…
Note from the author: This essay makes no policy proposal argument and should not be read in light of current events. 20 Rules for Healthy Masculinity: A Guide for Young Men in the Age of Social Media “Where am I when I’m not in reality or in my imagination?…
If I had to name one thing as the worst attribute of modern humanity, it would be consumerism. If I could name two, the second would be our need for instant gratification. If I could name three, the third would be the loss of our awareness of divine…
U.S. preparing options for strikes inside Venezuela The attacks could happen “in a matter of weeks” The excuse is strikes inside Venezuela on alleged drug traffickers. This is a hoax like the “Muslim Terrorist Threat” that was Washington’s excuse for its wars in Afghanistan, Iraq, Libya, Somalia,…
If a tree falls in the woods, does it make a sound? What is the sound of one hand clapping? If a left-wing radical commits murder, can we ever know the motive? First came Charlie Kirk’s assassin, Tyler Robinson, who stated plainly his desire to eliminate Kirk…
Chinese communist-style digital tracking is coming to the UK with a new “right to work” scheme in the form of a universal ID called the “Brit Card”. British Prime Minister Keir Starmer, facing unprecedented backlash from native born citizens for his open border policies and two-tier justice system…
We have done our part. For the third time, we got out the vote. Republicans now control every branch of government. After nine months of their rule, many look around and ask: where is the deliverance? Our daily lives do not seem better. In fact, for many, things…
During the COVID-19 pandemic, Dr. McCullough and I often marveled at the fanaticism with which the U.S. government pursued its mass vaccination program. As we describe it in our new book, Vaccines: Mythology, Ideology, and Reality, those in power erected a new religion that portrayed the new genetic…
