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Wokeness And Cultural Hegemony

     “Cultural Hegemony” is a Marxist idea about how the oppressive elite impose their elitist oppression onto the masses. This is part and parcel of Marx’s own idea of “base and superstructure”.      It is a worldview and analytical framework that imposes … Continue reading

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Horseshoe Revolt

     The Left and the post-conservative Right (AKA “Woke Right” or “common good conservative”) have been increasingly agreeing, not just on tactics or even analysis, but on the ultimate goal of tearing down the old and immanentizing their eschaton. The only … Continue reading

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News of the Week (July 6th, 2025)

  News of the Week for July 6th, 2025

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When in the Course of Human Events…

Action of Second Continental Congress, July 4, 1776 The unanimous Declaration of the thirteen United States of America WHEN in the Course of human Events, it becomes necessary for one People to dissolve the Political Bands which have connected them … Continue reading

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Magna Carta And The Birth Of The Rule Of Law

     The original Magna Carta, signed by the Barons and King John at Runnymede, celebrated it’s 800th birthday ten years ago. Along with the Charter of the Forest, they became the foundational documents of the Anglosphere and of American reverence for … Continue reading

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Redefining Terms And Natural Law

     Many a year a go, an intelligent and well read Catholic school teacher, who was politically Left-wing, said to me that “Social Justice” meant no more than the concepts that Thomas Aquinas discussed and anyone who had a problem with … Continue reading

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News of the Week (June 29th, 2025)

  News of the Week for June 29th, 2025

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Firing Line Friday: Women against Pornography

     In the hopes of encouraging a more civil, and illuminating, discourse, here is another episode of William F. Buckley, Jr.’s “Firing Line”.      Censorship and moral outrage seems to be in perpetual conflict with the 1st Amendment.   As true as … Continue reading

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Quick Takes – Marxist Methodology: The Woke Spiral; Maoist Mass Line; The Issue Is The Revolution

     Another “quick takes” on items where there is too little to say to make a complete article, but is still important enough to comment on.      The focus this time: All within the Revolution, nothing outside the Revolution, nothing against the … Continue reading

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