Tag: ideology

Infantilizing Islam

Rather than recognize the religious, cultural, and civilizational differences that contribute to the alienation of Muslim communities, it is instead attributed to deeply ingrained ‘intolerance’ within host countries.

Russia, Ukraine, and the Fogs of Culture War

The fundamental tragedy of progressive and media malfeasance is that the very real plight of millions of Ukrainians is being lost in the social media roar.

Emma Watson and J.K. Rowling at War

On several occasions, Emma Watson has distinguished herself through deliberately militant and feminist statements, especially toward J.K. Rowling. This time she may have gone too far, since some of her detractors do not hesitate to call her a “woke brat.”

U.S. University Reaches Settlement With Professor Who Refused to Use Transgender Pronouns

After four years of legal battles, Shawnee University in Ohio has reached a $400,000 settlement with one of its professors, who sued the university after being reprimanded in 2018 for not addressing a transgender student by his preferred pronouns. The teacher, Nicholas Meriwether, had referred to a biologically male student as ‘sir,’ to which the […]

Gigantomachy—On Slaying Giants and Surviving Ghosts

Tradition tells us that giants are born from fallen angels joining themselves to willing humans, and that even after these are slain, their specters may yet demand sacrifice. We are still facing giants today, as well as the ghosts they leave behind, and may learn something from those ancient tales.

Populism: A Word without Meaning

Populism is a term often used to criticize conservatives. But when we take a closer look, those who use it don’t bother to define it. In fact, a closer look suggests that the term has no meaning of its own. All it means is—democracy.

Transgender Backlash

Trans activists wield an enormous amount of cultural power, and their ideology is far from discredited in the eyes of progressive politicians, delusional academics, and their media microphones. Yet, from the British Isles to the Continent to the Nordic nations, people are beginning to wake up.

The Seductiveness of Ideology in Politics

Not all the ideas that public intellectuals have are valuable. Far from it. For ideas to have value they must be based upon and capable of being tested by experience. Too often, they are not.