Commentary In 1867, American writer Mark Twain visited the Holy Land. He recorded his impressions in a book titled “The Innocents Abroad.” Twain was appalled when seeing the abandoned and desolate land that was the home of the Bible. “The further we went, the hotter the sun got and the more rocky and bare, repulsive…
‘We Are Not Backing Down’: Court Decision Sparks ‘Worship Protests’ in BC
Since a B.C. judge ruled in March that health orders to close churches are justified but preventing protests is not, “worship protests” have sprung up across the province, providing a legal loophole for people of faith to assemble. “I attend every protest I possibly can wherever I am, because I believe we are being coerced…
Why Do We Hate America?
Commentary This is no longer a hypothetical question or an intellectual exercise. With breathtaking acceleration over the last several years of Black Lives Matter riots and “social justice”-excused chaos, our citizens are growing in not just apathy but outright anger towards our nation itself, a palpable hatred for the very foundations the country was built…
Sohrab Ahmari: The Perversion of Freedom and the Spiritual Crisis of Our Age
May 11, 2021
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In the 1960s, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn secretly penned “The Gulag Archipelago,” an indictment of the Soviet system that was so profound and damning that it helped usher the downfall of Soviet communism. Solzhenitsyn saw the evils of communism with stark clarity. But after he was exiled and moved to the United States, he would shock the…
Are We to Be the World’s Greatest Force for Good or Not?
Commentary America is going through convulsions that may destroy it as the country we and the world have known for more than two centuries. For all its flaws—virtually all of which were not unique to America but universal throughout human civilization—America has been regarded more than any other nation in modern times as a force…
Sohrab Ahmari: The Perversion of Freedom and the Spiritual Crisis of Our Age [Premiere on 05/11 at 7pm ET]
May 10, 2021
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In the 1960s, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn secretly penned “The Gulag Archipelago,” an indictment of the Soviet system that was so profound and damning that it helped usher the downfall of Soviet communism. Solzhenitsyn saw the evils of communism with stark clarity. But after he was exiled and moved to the United States, he would shock the…
Sohrab Ahmari: The Perversion of Freedom and the Spiritual Crisis of Our Age [Premiering on 5/11 at 7pm ET]
May 10, 2021
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In the 1960s, Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn secretly penned “The Gulag Archipelago,” an indictment of the Soviet system that was so profound and damning that it helped usher the downfall of Soviet communism. Solzhenitsyn saw the evils of communism with stark clarity. But after he was exiled and moved to the United States, he would shock the…
Mount Allison University Signals Its Social Justice Commitments Loud and Clear in the Rima Azar Case
Commentary Intellectual engagement with the things of the world involves critical discussion. Since critical discussion can require one to hear unpleasant ideas about things that matter deeply to one, intellectual engagement can be threatening. Nonetheless, because universities are places of intellectual engagement, students must expect to feel, every now and then, that what is important to them…
The Case for Speaking Out
Commentary We all know speaking against the grain of political orthodoxy is daunting. Pressure to conform comes from all social and institutional corners, leaving many feeling like thought criminals going along to get along in an age of conformity. When friends, family, and even livelihoods hang in the balance, it often feels as though one…
Making Society ‘Equal’ Is Unfair
April 30, 2021
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Commentary America’s cultural elites have a pathological obsession with equal representation (meaning equal outcomes) in many areas of our society. Countless schools, universities, and corporations now have some sort of diversity and inclusion director, which is just a fancy title for an overpaid activist who helps shape outcomes based on the idea that when equality…
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