Allan J. Feifer – Twenty-five years ago, I told a friend that we would likely bear witness to the acceptance and even protection of several abhorrent social or political practices. That came true, but it didn’t stop there. We’ve witnessed a disturbing sea change in how we view these new social norms — norms at which we once shook our heads. How could I have predicted this? I simply recognized the downward trajectory of what used to be considered normal to surmise what could be next.
During the 1980s and 1990s, the social norms listed below were largely unacceptable; eventually the practices became mainstream through the strident promotion by activists and ineffective pushback by traditional institutions: Continue reading
Paul Krause – Two of the greatest insights from the philosopher Plato are that societies are structured around symbols of justice and unity. and that societies need stories to function in an orderly way without the chaos of tyranny.
Clarice Feldman – If the absurd raid on Mar-a-Largo has not persuaded you yet that the 
J. Robert Smith – The dilapidating state of our culture, institutions, and politics (the order is deliberate) have been decades in the making. Blame Boomers — the culture definers among them — for getting the ball rolling downhill in the highly 
J. Robert Smith – Victor Davis Hanson, eminent classicist, provides this warning to Americans in the lead of his most recent article at Epoch Times,