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Indispensable Platoย
Over the past decade, somewhat surprisingly, many people have become born-again defenders of Western civilization...
The Summer of Our Discontent
Aside from my parentsโ dog, no one close to me has died recently. And yet I have received regular messages of condolence for my loss from good friends in...
Defending the Christian Character of England
A couple of years ago, I heard the historian David Starkey describe the Church of England as โEnglish Shintoismโthe English worshiping themselves.โ He meant this...
Omnis in Scripturas
Out in some wild place, there stands a prophet. He is alone with the elements and his God. He has retreated from the crowds, yet again and again they follow him and demand a sign...
Lady Scrooges
I noticed it last Christmas: Itโs the women who really hate Ebenezer Scrooge. In the opening scene of Charles Dickensโs A Christmas Carol, the main victims of Scroogeโs scorn are his...