Searching for Love in Cities of Death
“Things were not that simple anymore…” “Postmodernism” is a difficult word, which can mean a lot of things. For French philosopher, Jean-Francois Lyotard, it represents the…
This is Arthur!
There is a popular Reddit / internet debate about which Indiana Jones film is the best. The bulk of the discussion readily dismisses the latter two films,…
Revisiting the Renaissance
Within scholarly discourse, there is some debate over what to call the period of Western history stretching from the fifteenth to the seventeenth-centuries. The traditional term for…
The Wild Color
2023’s Barbie film was a typical postmillennial starburst cultural phenomenon. Upon its advent, it had a tremendous effect on the (especially digital zeitgeist). At the same time,…
Hate, Actually: A Review of Heretic
This review contains spoilers. The Authoritarian Personality (1950) is one of the most important and influential books of the twentieth century. Among conservatives it is notorious…
Post-Millennial Blues
In the unhappy 2020s, America is divided in a tug of war between two generations who dominate political and cultural discourse: the Baby Boomers and the Millennials—sadly,…
The Classical Way of Life: An Interview with Victoria Houseman
Victoria Houseman is Associate Professor of History at the University of Wisconsin River-Falls. She is the author of American Classicist: The Life and Loves of Edith Hamilton…
Things to Hope For
“I fear we are not getting rid of God because we still believe in grammar.” ~ Friedrich Nietzsche “Postmodernism” is an odd term. Indeed, it is…
The Cold Wind of the North
Within both academic and lay or popular discussions, Christians often take a seemingly simplistic view of the early medieval period, pitting noble, Christian, Anglo-Saxons and Franks at…
The Lords and Limits of Tolkienism
On December 19, 2001, The Fellowship of the Ring opened in US theaters. Like Episode IV: A New Hope, the first film of the original Star Wars…
What’s Left of Heidegger
Martin Heidegger (1889-1976) is, without question, the greatest philosopher of the 20th century. While existentialism and phenomenology as philosophical movements existed prior to Heidegger, his 1927 Being…
The Age of Avengers
Martin Scorsese’s now repeated dismissals of the Avengers movie series have provoked a variety of reactions—some of them very strong. The core of Scorsese’s critique is that…
Remembering the Other Greeks
For much of Western history, “Ancient Greece” has been associated with three cultural phenomena (at the least within popular consciousness). The first is the world of “Greek…
Fritz: A New Life of Friedrich von Hayek
On March 12, 2007, Texas representative Ron Paul announced his candidacy for the Presidency of the United States. Although Paul’s attempt then, and in 2012, was unsuccessful,…
Seven Wonders: Mystery, Nostalgia, and God
“Everyone knows of the renowned Seven Wonders of the World, but few have set eyes on them.” — Philo of Byzantium The recently released Indiana Jones…