Among the worst things thoughtful Christians could do is mistakenly think they don’t need to read —and read *very* seriously— Nietzsche. The great error made by most is thinking that they can critique nihilism as if they aren’t somehow already deeply entangled in it themselves.

This displays 0 serious understanding of Plato, Plato’s dialogues, and the Laws Nietzsche refers to this kind of cherry picking as exemplary of the worst kind of readers They plunder the great books only for statements that add the tincture of scholarship to their own opinions

The Battle of Gettysburg: Day 3 🧵 1/ On July 3, 1863, Gettysburg reached its climax, with 140,000 troops locked in a desperate struggle. From Culp’s Hill to the fields south of town, Day 3’s battles—culminating in Pickett’s Charge—produced over 15,000 casualties, deciding the

A Christian must come to a proper understanding of what humility is—and what it is not. This passage from Josef Pieper’s Faith Hope Love strikes me as very helpful: “Humility is not primarily an attitude that pertains to the relationship of man to man: it is the attitude of man

It’s a fool’s errand to reason with what’s irrational. Much of what passes for journalism here seems to be promotion of victimhood…which is worse than the mediocre norm of participation trophies. Excellence is no longer diluted by simply dropping standards…the underlying aim is

Let’s not forget that July 4th is also the anniversary of Lou Gehrig’s epic speech (1939) at Yankee Stadium

This is how Columbia University's "Contemporary Civilization" course ends. A nice illustration of the lopsidedness of almost all humanities curricula— promising "a wide range of perspectives" and then excluding all unapproved perspectives

“‘The West’, Spengler argued, has come to its end, as every culture must. We have now entered the period of mere ‘civilization’, when administration and technology take over from the flowering of the spirit in its summer forms...” Sir Roger Scruton

The word “Neoplatonism” is itself neo (new) and, like so many other neologisms in philosophy, far more problematic than helpful The word was invented in 19th century Prior to the 19th century all so-called “NeoPlatonists” understood themselves as fully within Plato’s teaching

Philosophy is unique among the various fields of knowledge because it’s so uniquely rare Reading and commenting on philosophers doesn’t make you a philosopher — much like reading and commenting on kings doesn’t make you a king Similarly, most “intellectuals” are *mere* pundits

Ressentiment: Living rent free in honest Iago’s head

I’ve never been so moved by a Dostoevsky paragraph before.

Duh.

G.K. Chesterton, my favorite definition of courage

I've joined Heritage Foundation as Director of the Simon Center for American Studies. I look forward to continuing my work from Claremont Institute, focusing on applying the spirit and principles of the Founding to family life, ed, immigration, and other issues. Very grateful to Kevin Roberts

In the end, all a man really wants is to do enough so that when he goes to his fathers he might not be ashamed, even in their mighty company.