A guilty man is immensely vulnerable, even impotent. The man who feels guilt has no stable ground to stand on when he is challenged; he is weak, crumpled up in the corner, like a tripod with one bum leg. Even
The PCA’s interesting vocabulary. When I read the PCA’s interim report, one word struck me almost physically: “reactionary.” The term arrives in the midst of Point 11 of their ‘Affirmations and Denials’ (pg 11), wherein the report’s authors allow that
Shaping an effective, motivated minority. Let’s return to a concept in Dr. Gilfedder’s article in Islander VI: the need for a substantial class of cultural thought-shapers (character-lights), in light of the divisiveness of the developing ‘right wing’ intelligentsia-elite. On the
Stories are conveyances and expressions of worldview. The final article in Islander VI, by Alexander Adams, presents a sets of theses in synthesis. First, that the worthwhile battlefield is in the cultural (including the artistic) sphere, rather than the political.
Burn It Down: What the Polls Say Young Americans Really Want should be on the shelf of every political figure and public-sphere thinker in America. (Just, please, read it first, before putting it on the shelf.) Barris and Lisec provide
Of all the bits of Avalon, the failure of the ‘main’ antagonist is at once the most surprising in retrospect and the clearest. Surprising, because I can remember how dangerous Morgian seemed, how appropriately threatening and powerful; clear, because when
There is no political solution. Dr. Gilfedder’s article in Islander VI follows the pattern of all the best parts of the magazine: penetrating insight and worthwhile thought which stops a crucial step short of the mark. His thesis in this
We shall, today, start at the end, taking for our introduction very nearly the final line of Ferro’s article in Islander VI, a quote from Ruskin: “Taste is not only a part and an index of morality; it is the
Will Tanner’s article in Islander VI points in the right direction. Stopping modernity’s downspiral requires a radical societal restructuring. Fundamentally, this restructuring must be a reformation of mechanism, incentive, and motivation. All three must be re-aligned in totality with God’s
The tragedy of the commons, yes, but is the government our only hope? Alex Masters’ article in Islander VI has good points and bad points; a more exhaustive discussion of both you’ll have to wait for, as it’ll be up