Whites, Blacks & Culture
If you spend any time online (particularly after Kendrick Lamar’s halftime show) you’ll come across memes that say that America was built by blacks or that Shakespeare’s work was written …
Shining Cities On Hills Take Centuries to Build but Can be Destroyed Quickly
America’s Founding Fathers were nothing short of extraordinary. Never before had a group of men come together to do things that would so change the arc of human history. To …
The Decline of Art in Western Culture Parallels the Decline of Everything Else
For most of Western history art was used as a way for patrons to showcase achievements or propagandize citizens or lionize individuals. Maybe the single greatest artist in human history, …
Collapse of Civilization: Lessons Voters Might Take From Roman Britain
Those who don’t know history are destined to repeat it. – George Santayana At the end of the 2nd century AD Britain was a fully developed province of the Roman …
Why Culture Matters: The Natural State of Man is One of Poverty, Scarcity and Conflict
One of my favorite teachers in high school was Mr. Kelly. Ostensibly he was a reading teacher, but his interests were far more inclined towards history and cultures. We once …