Category Archives: Constitution

What Has Athens To Do With Jerusalem?

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

The North African Catholic Church throughout the last remaining centuries before the fall of Rome was the most fertile intellectual region before the Constitutional Convention in Philadelphia in 1787.  I don’t say that in a cavalier way, for the Church … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Tocqueville, Antiquity, Arab Spring, Conservatism, Constitution, Ethics, Harry Jaffa, Identity Development, International Relations, Islam, Morality, Politics, Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

The Morality Of Political Realism: Fortitude For The American Imperium

Posted on August 14, 2011 by

What are we witnessing in the political and therefore spiritual morass that is a craven European Union, especially geopolitically and strategically?  ”Idealism” is a tough sell in American Foreign Policy, but most often it has been alloyed to the social … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Tocqueville, Antiquity, Arab Spring, Arnold Toynbee, Conservatism, Constitution, Identity Development, International Relations, Islam, Morality, Near East, Pakistan, Politics | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , ,

Aristotle, Plato: Grand Theft Auto

Posted on August 12, 2011 by

The last week of June 2011 witnessed the American Supreme Court hear arguments from  Brown vs. Entertainment Merchants.  This was a case involving whether a State or for that matter any political authority, can regulate video games. The majority opinion … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatism, Constitution, Education, Ethics, Identity Development, Morality | Tagged , , , , , ,

The Social Crisis of the Working Class

Posted on May 10, 2011 by

Charles Murray of the American Enterprise Institute in Washington remains the single most significant sociologist since the passing of Seymour Martin Lipset.  His latest is titled ‘The State of White America’.  This is a startling account of reversal of America’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Tocqueville, Conservatism, Constitution, Education, Eric Voegelin, Ethics, Feminization Of Men, Hans Urs von Balthasar, Harry Jaffa, Identity Development, International Relations, Islam, John Paul II, Marriage Preparation, Morality, Pope Benedict XVI, Prayer, Sexual Ethics, Sociology, The Demise Of The Black Family, Theology | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

Neal Stephenson: Natural Law & The Consequences Of Modernity

Posted on April 4, 2011 by

Neal Stephenson wrote “In the Beginning Was the Command Line” in 1999.  Its best to view his writings as a mixture of James Michener, Huxley and H.G. Wells.  Although committed to the craft of science fiction, he is not unfamiliar … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Tocqueville, Antiquity, Conservatism, Constitution, Morality, Philosophy, Politics | Tagged , , , , ,

Peter Berkowitz & The Failure of American Higher Education

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

Peter Berkowitz is a senior fellow at the Hoover Institution at Stanford University, he has written an opinion article for the Wall St. Journal expounding how Political Science departments throughout American Universities have abdicated in their responsibilities to form men … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatism, Constitution, Education, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged , | 2 Comments

The Genius Of The American Founding

Posted on October 19, 2010 by

How else to speak of the moral revolution that was and is the American Founding. Fidel Castrol, Pol Pot, Jospeh Stalin, Adolf Hitler and scores of other ‘revolutionaries’ all failed. Why? Unless we understand the measure that our Founders took … Continue reading →

Posted in Conservatism, Constitution, International Relations, Morality, Politics, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , ,

Irving Kristol, Isaiah Berlin, Norman Podhoretz: Marxian Shylocks & The Political Incubus Of Failure

Posted on July 17, 2010 by

The cherished yet divided life of diasporic Jews in America exemplified in Kissenger, Abraham Joshua Heschel, Irving Kristol, Isaiah Berlin, Norman Podhoretz, Einstein and hosts of other brilliant minds relieved from the tyranny of Fascism in Europe was on full … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Tocqueville, Constitution, Education, International Relations, Israel, Journalism, Morality, Politics, Reagan, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Fascist Islam: History & Prospects

Posted on July 8, 2010 by

Although Malise Ruthven is credited with coining the term ‘Islamofascism’ while writing for the British Independent in 1990, the term was coined by Maxine Rodinson.  Nevertheless, we have throughout the west a vast intellectual reserve providing antecedents for us to … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Tocqueville, Arnold Toynbee, Constitution, Eric Voegelin, Ethics, Hans Urs von Balthasar, International Relations, Islam, John Paul II, Kant, Morality, Near East, Oriana Fallachi, Politics, Pope Benedict XVI, Sexual Ethics, Sociology, Terrorism, Theology, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , ,

Christ Or Kung Fu: A Historical Contrast Of Growth

Posted on June 30, 2010 by

I’ve studied and taught Chinese (Sinic) civilization with enough rigor so as to provide some insight into how one can approach and therefore discern the enduring contribution of both Confucius and Lao Tse; both being the authorities on Confuciansim and … Continue reading →

Posted in Alex Tocqueville, Arnold Toynbee, China, Conservatism, Constitution, Education, Eric Voegelin, Ethics, Frontier, International Relations, Kant, Morality, Near East, Politics, Sun Tzu, Uncategorized | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments