Commentary Some think tank or polling organization should ask 1,000 Americans: What is the best thing most Americans can do to make the country better? Presumably, those most influenced by their schooling and by the media would answer something along the lines of: “fight racism” or “work to reduce inequality.” Whatever the specific answer, most…
Embrace the Escapism of a Good Summer Read
Commentary Whether your vacation is in your backyard, on a sandy beach, or camping in a majestic national park, the summer read is as essential a part of your getaway as your sunscreen, fishing rod or road atlas. Americans crave tales of adventure, mystery, love, and tragedy as a summer rite of passage. The more…
Father’s Day: Here’s to the Dads
Father’s Day is a special reminder for us to honor our fathers and forefathers—we owe them a debt of gratitude. It’s a rich tradition dating back centuries. But it’s also an opportunity for us to communicate with our fathers, celebrate them, and even reconcile with them. Watch the full episode on YouTube: https://youtu.be/5ecqaZkxR4g Hosted by the…
Retired Professor Handcrafts Arabic Musical Instrument to Help Preserve Ancient Traditions
At the age of 66, a retired professor is keeping traditions alive by helping preserve a prominent Arabic musical instrument. Nazih Ghadban, who hails from a small village in North Bekaa, Lebanon, has been handcrafting the Oud—a short-neck lute-type, pear-shaped, fretless stringed instrument—for the last four decades. In an email interview with The Epoch Times, Ghadban,…
How Much Ruin Do We Have Left?
Commentary As Americans know from their own illustrious history, any nation’s well-being hinges on only a few factors. Its prosperity, freedom, and overall stability depend on its constitutional and political stability. A secure currency and financial order are also essential, as is a strong military. Perhaps most important is a first-rate inductive educational system. Of…
Opinion: How Much Ruin Do We Have Left?
Commentary As Americans know from their own illustrious history, any nation’s well-being hinges on only a few factors. Its prosperity, freedom, and overall stability depend on its constitutional and political stability. A secure currency and financial order are also essential, as is a strong military. Perhaps most important is a first-rate inductive educational system. Of…
Looking for Signs of Life: ‘The Disappearance of Rituals’
We may be communicating with one another daily, but are we relating? This significant question has been asked in our society in recent years, and it needs to be addressed. Byung-Chul Han’s new book, “The Disappearance of Rituals,” makes useful and necessary philosophical distinctions that allow the reader to further contemplate man’s place in a…
Landscapes, Legends, and Literature
A sense of place affects us throughout our lives—or at least it should. Think of walking on a sunny warm day, vivid in its optimism, and then seeing someone skulking down an alley—furtive darkness amongst the light. Does a story begin to form in the recesses of your mind? Or were you so engrossed in…
Uniting America by Embracing Tradition and Standing Up to the CCP
Following a highly contested election, our nation needs to find unity as tensions remain high and divisions run deep. We suggest Americans can find unity by coming together to oppose an enemy who has for decades sought our nation’s destruction, and by renewing the tradition that has helped to shape and guide our nation. At…
Learning and Belonging: Tradition and the Individual
Commentary We belong to each other, and we learn everything worthwhile by submitting to the authority of a tradition we didn’t invent. We don’t make it up from scratch according to our feelings of the moment. In an essay celebrating the 250th anniversary of Beethoven’s death, David Goldman traces the line of piano teachers descending…
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