Category: Western culture

The West According to Leo Strauss: Philosophical Schism and the Failure of Education

Commentary The late Leo Strauss was a German-born political philosopher who moved to the United States in 1937. He went on to become an intellectual legend for American conservatives. Writing in the December 2022 edition of First Things Magazine, American scholar Matthew Rose brought readers back to the early 1940s when Strauss delivered a famous…


‘We Don’t Want to Be Equal’: British Comedian Says Humans Thrive in Competition, Not Forced Equality

Konstantin Kisin, a Russian–British comedian and political commentator who was born in Moscow during the final years of the Soviet Union, has warned that one of the greatest threats to Western civilization is coming from within. In a recent interview for EpochTV’s “American Thought Leaders” program, Kisin discussed his new book, “An Immigrant’s Love Letter to…


Marx Would Be Canceled by the Left If Their Criticisms of the West Were Honest: Douglas Murray

Journalist and author of the new book “The War on the West,” Douglas Murray, says people around the world have been misled by hypocritical and conflicting anti-West rhetoric by the left, which reveres German political theorist Karl Marx but will allow the denigration of Western heroes like U.S. President Abraham Lincoln and British Prime Minister Winston…


Heard of Golden Milk or Turmeric Tea?

Golden milk, or turmeric tea, has been gaining some steam in Western culture in recent years. The Indian drink with roots in Ayurvedic medicine may help boost immunity and offer other benefits that could keep you healthy this season. The bright yellow drink is traditionally made with warm cow’s milk, turmeric, and other spices such…