Western Civilization

Against a Christ-less Christianity

Despite growing enthusiasm among secular and formerly secular public intellectuals for Christianity’s civilizational legacy, Christianity divorced from genuine faith in Jesus can never be the answer.

Recovering Great Books Education for International Affairs

The study of the Great Books is excellent preparation to understand the theory and practice of international relations

The Ghettoization of Western Civilization in Universities

As schools like UNC found centers devoted to perspectives other than the left-wing views that dominate universities, the need for such viewpoint diversity is more apparent than ever

MLK Understood the Threat of Communism

In a 1953 sermon entitled, “Communism’s Challenge to Christianity,” MLK argued that the struggle between Marxist forces and the free world was “one of the most important issues of our day.”

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth’s Doctrine of Christian Warfighting

Pete Hegseth’s success as Defense Secretary will depend on his ability to impart the classically liberal values, rooted in Christian civilization, that made the West great

To Rejuvenate Our Politics, Look to the Classics 

Though politics today is viewed as nasty and cruel, the progenitors of Western Civilization saw it as an opportunity to work together for the common good

Victor Davis Hanson’s Guide to Avoiding Civilizational Annihilation

Victor Davis Hanson’s latest book is an instructional tour through the wreckage of destroyed civilizations, providing warnings America should heed to avoid a similar fate

Rising Individualism, Declining Western Civilization

Tory MP Danny Kruger sketches a philosophy of history that laments the West’s lost sense of deep community without romanticizing the past

Our Civilizational Moment

Samuel Huntington’s “Clash of Civilizations” thesis was regarded as highly controversial 30 years, yet decades later his claims have been vindicated