Book Review: “Fateful Lightning,” Allen C. Guelzo
“Whenever a person frets that our nation is "more divided than ever," it is probably worth pointing out that about 150 years ago, our divisions were so deep that they led to a bloody civil war. Astonishingly, at that time, half of our nation decided to secede and form their own nation, with their own constitution and their own president.”
Book Review: “Why Liberalism Failed,” Patrick J. Deneen
Ironically, as we continue to indulge our appetites and desires, even to the point of freely choosing our own genders, we find that greater government control is necessary to regulate the self-destructive behaviors that begin to dominate society. Radical individualism isn’t the opposite of statism; it actually requires it.