Civilization

MONDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

Western Civ Defender:
NATO & EU Can’t Carry on Like It’s Peacetime – President Alar Karis of Estonia at Politico EU
Islamism is Exploiting Britain’s Political Vacuum – Ayaan Hirsi Ali at UnHerd
Dostoevsky, Putin, & the Russian Soul – Srđa Trifković, Ph.D., at Chronicles
Returning to First Things to Save Civilization – Walker Larsen at Intellectual Takeout
Russia’s Christian Dissidents – Jonathan Van Maren at The European Conservative
The EU Cartel Was Designed to Crush Farmers – Yanis Varoufakis at UnHerd
Zmirak on Putin on Christianity – Dad29
How Ukraine Is Really Doing – Suriya Jayanti at Time Magazine via MSN
There’s No Point Negotiating With Hamas, Says . . . Egypt? – Ed Morrissey
United States: a NATO Exit? – Prof James Ker-Lindsay
Countries That Still Dislike Each Other In 2024 – General Knowledge
New Poll: Nearly 70% of Americans Want Talks to End War in Ukraine – Connor Echols at RS
How Degeneracy Will Kill Civilization – Rudyard Lynch at WhatIfAltHist
Spanning Seven Centuries, ‘Judging a Book by its Cover’ Celebrates an Enduring Art – G. Ebert

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SATVRDAY EVENING EDITION

Western Civ Defender:
The Ukrainian War Runs On Lies – James W. Carden at The American Conservative
Alexei Navalny’s Death Marks End of Political Dissent in Russia – Wall Street Journal
2024 Olympic Games, A Parisian Nightmare – Hélène de Lauzun at The European Conservative
Hindus as Targets in Pakistan: A Report – Marco Respinti at Bitter Winter
France: How CNews Channel Became the Bête Noire of French Thought Police – H. de Lauzun
What Happened to the Old Flag of Yemen? – History With Hilbert
Now Milk Shortages for Cuban Children – Alberto de la Cruz at Babalú Blog
Rachmaninoff: Symphony No. 2 – Donald R. McClarey, Esq., at The American Catholic
Medieval Castle for Sale in England – Medievalists.net
Zelensky Demands More Weapons From West, Invites Trump to Visit ‘Front Line’ – Breitbart
Unlocking Antiquity – Nicholas Wade at City Journal
The Moral Bankruptcy of the West – Yaakov Katz at The Jerusalem Post
Why Not Try to Understand Putin? – Rob Smith at RealClearMarkets
Azerbaijan Threatens New Armenia Invasion; EU Ponders Military Response – Thomas O’Reilly
Silence of the Feminist Lambs: Not a Word on Hamas Horrors – The American Spectator
UK Tories Are a Dead Party Walking – Fraser Myers at Sp!ked
Trump: The New Eisenhower on NATO – Jeffrey Lord at The American Spectator
Why North Korea Survives – Sheena Chestnut Greitens at Persuasion
The Idea of Total Ukrainian Victory Is Delusional – Andrew Latham at The Hill
The Rafah Hostage Rescue Was a Game-Changer – Seth Mandel at Commentary
China is Exporting Autocracy – Ryan C. Berg & Henry Ziemer at CSIS
How the U.S. is Preparing to Fight & Win a War in Space – Tim Fernholz at Vox
Preparing Supply Chains for a Coming War – John G. Ferrari & Mark Rosenblatt at AEI
Saving America’s Future – David P. Goldman, Ph.D., at The American Mind
Merciless Iran – Jeffrey Gedmin at American Purpose
Why didn’t Yiddish become Israel’s Official Language? – History With Hilbert

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MONDAY MORNING EDITION

The Course of Empire: Destruction by Thomas Cole (Credit: Catholic Herald)

How can We Rebuild Western Civilization? This Priest has an Answer

. . .Fr. William J. Slattery calls for Catholics to do again what they did during the dark ages. . .

by Francis Phillips,

of Catholic Herald

Nooo! Not a New English Mass Translation! – Deborah Gyapong, The Anglicanorum. . .
Animals Do Go to Heaven – Edward Monti, Catholic Stand
Remarkable Photos of St. Bernadette & Her Miraculous Beauty – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
How to Endure & Overcome Liturgical Difficulties – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual. . .
Card. Müller on Intercommunion Meeting: More Clarity & Courage Needed – E. Pentin
Brick by Brick in St. Louis, Lesson in Commonsense, Prayer, & Elbow Grease – Fr. Z
A Changed Notion of Authenticity Does Not Bode Well for the Church – Steffani Jacobs
The Radical Assault on Marriage & Family, from Karl Marx to Just. Kennedy – C. Olson
Amazon Kicks Pro-Life Organization Out of AmazonSmile Program – Micaiah Bilger, LN
Sorry, Nerds: Video Games are Not a Sport – Matthew Walther, The Week
Kansas & Oklahoma Defend Religious Adoption Against LGBT Litigation – Joshua Gill
My Problem With Expanding Pro-life Definitions – Ben Butera, The American Catholic
Does California’s Anti-Conversion Therapy Bill Take Aim at the Bible? – The Editors, Rg
But I Don’t Work at an Office! – Meghan Ashley Sabo, Meghan Ashley
Catholicism, Fundraising, Book Launches, & Overcoming Struggles – Brice Sokolowski
Oxford Professors: ‘Strong Argument’ for New Law After Alfie Case – Dan Hitchens, CH
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TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

Reason, Faith & the Struggle for Western Civilization

by Samuel Gregg, D.Phil.

of Public Discourse

Why Did Virginia’s Leadership Order Police & Natl Guard to Stand Down? – R. McManus, CJ
Comicsgate – John C. Wright, Sci Fi Wright
Diversity! Update (Now With More Diversity) – William M. Briggs Ph.D., Statistician to. . .
Who Knows What Microaggression Lurks in the Hearts of Persons? – John C. Wright, Sci. . .
In Defense of Elizabeth Harman: Taking Pro-Choice Philosophers Seriously – S. Girgis J.D., PD
The Hypocrisy of the Modern World – Nicholas Senz, Crisis Magazine
US Life Expectancy Declines First Time Since ’30 Due to Suicide – John Stonestreet, Life Nws
South Korean Babies are Becoming Rarer – Marcus Roberts, Mercatornet
1,200-year-old Byzantine Wine Press Found in Israeli Desert – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
Can No. Korea Attack US Right Now with a Nuclear Weapon? – Dave Majumdar, The Natl Int
Marie Stopes Abortion Clinic Sends 11 Women to the Hospital in 3 Months – SPUC via Life Nws
We Need to Denounce Violence Without Tarring All GOP or Dems – The Federalist
Planned Parenthood-Run Sex-Ed Pgms Trump Defunded are Ineffective – Mch. New Ph.D., LN
MLK’s Niece: Abortion is Racism & Takes Away Civil Rights of Unborn Babies – S. Ertelt, LN
US Bishops Condemn Racism after White Supremacist Rally in Charlottesville – CNA via NCReg
White Supremacists Won’t Tear US Apart; We’re Better Than This – Sen. Ted Cruz J.D., Strm
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FRIDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

Reaping What We’ve Sown

by Anne Hendershott

of The Catholic Thing

Can America Last? – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
A Memo to Google Employees on the Recent Outrage – Kevin Clark, Crisis Magazine
Hiroshima, North Korea, and the End of Just War – John Zmirak Ph.D., The Stream
The Western Baby Bust – Eric Metaxas, The Stream
How Christianity Can Ride The Tiger – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Overpopulation? Asian, Euro Leaders Begging Citizens to Have More Children – E. Metaxas, LN
Medical Waste Firm Cancels Contracts with Planned Parenthood – Steven Ertelt, Life News
Can there be Ethics without God? Theology of SciFi, Redux 1 – Bob Kurland Ph.D., RoaCS
If the Opioid Crisis Isn’t a National Emergency, Nothing Is – Matthew Walther, The Week
Almost 1 in 20 People in Netherlands are Killed in Euthanasia – Michael Cook, Life News
After Charlie Gard, UK Allows Another Baby to US for Needed Surgery – Micaiah Bilger, LN
Venezuela on the Brink – Edward Pentin, National Catholic Register
Religion & Politics at the Dinner Table: Challenging the Old Maxim – Christopher W. Love, PD
Guam, Target of No. Korea’s Threats, has a Majority Catholic Population – Jn. Burger, Aleteia
Does Marriage Help Men Become Better Earners? – Laurie DeRose, Family Studies
Countering Chinese Mercantilism – David Adler, City Journal

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TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

Google Engineer Wrote Astute Workplace Diversity Memo, PC Mob Erupts

by David Harsanyi

The Federalist

There is a Reason that Athens Survived & Sparta Did Not – Chiara Bertoglio, Mercatornet
Antiracism Backfires – Dennis Saffran, City Journal
Heads Up: Time to Say Goodbye to Football – Craig Klugman, Mercatornet
Rainbow Seat Belt Ad Backfires on KLM Royal Dutch Airlines – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
France: Churches Vanish, Mosques Spring Up – Giulio Meotti, Gatestone Institute
Quotes Suitable for Framing: Paul Zummo – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
India Unveils Its Robot Tank: Could It Be a Game Changer? – Michael Peck, The Ntnl Interest
Want China to Press No. Korea Harder? Put Japan into the Mix – Wm. Pesek, The Strght Tms
Education and Civilization – James Kalb J.D., The Catholic World Report
The Case for Kurdistan – Shlomo Ben-Ami, Project Syndicate
The Long Shadow of Parental Divorce – Nicole M. King, Mercatornet
America’s Ukraine Hypocrisy – Ted Galen Carpenter, The National Interest
How Sun Tzu Would Understand the China-India Doklam Standoff – Jin Kai, The Diplomat
Is Economic Liberty Necessary for Human Flourishing? – Joe Carter, Powerblog
Inside Beijing’s New Strategy to Win African Hearts & Minds – Jonathan Kaiman, L.A. Times
Parenting, Not Preschool, has Greatest Effect on School Readiness – Jane Waldfogel, Mrctrnt
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TVESDAY SÆCVLARIA EXTRA

President Trump’s Warsaw Speech

by Father George W. Rutler

of Crisis Magazine

4 Slurs That Need to Stop Being Used as Political Weapons – Henry Scanlon, The Federalist
Why THAAD Is North Korea’s Worst Nightmare – Harry J. Kazianis, The National Interest
Pope Francis and Pope Benedict on Europe’s Future – Fr. John Zuhlsdorf, Fr. Z’s Blog
House of Roman Army Officer Discovered Underground 1,800 Years Later – John Burger
The Real Benedict Option – Scott P. Richert, Crisis Magazine
The Mainstream Media is Fake News – Donald R. McClarey J.D., The American Catholic
The Secularist’s Revealing Freakout Over Trump’s Defense of the West – Mike Gonzalez
No, America Doesn’t Have Highest Maternal Mortality Rate In Developed World – Leslie Loftis
Answering Ben Santer’s Trickle-Down Ignorance. . .; Santer Responds Update! – Briggs Ph.D.
Whose West? Which Values? – Rod Dreher, TAC Blogger
Render Unto Caesar: The Death of Reason and the Triumph of Feelings – Chad Judice
How Erasing Sex Distinctions From Law Kills Privacy And Consent – Paul Dirks, The Federalist
Answering Ben Santer’s Trickle-Down Ignorance on Climate – William M. Briggs Ph.D.
Why Many Republicans View America’s Colleges & Universities Negatively – Gracy Olmstead
Can Health Care be Left to the Free Market? – Joe Carter, Acton Institute
Dorothy Sayers, School Choice, and Long Run Student Success – Elizabeth Yeh, Acton Inst.

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MONDAY SÆCVLARIA EDITION

(Photo Credit: Paolo Gallo at fotolia)

Europe Is Dying—But Don’t Be Alarmed

by William Kilpatrick, Ph.D.

of The Dispatch via The Catholic World Report

Normalizing Incest and Other Perversions: It’s Already Happening – William M. Briggs Ph.D.
Why Are Elites Making Us Say Men Are Women? – William M. Briggs, Statistician to the. . .
The Pelvic Left Attacks an Innocent Woman – Austin Ruse, Crisis Magazine
Study: Temp. Adjustments Account for Nearly All of the Warming in Climate Data – Bastasch
Ex-Gay is Here to Stay – Michael Brown Ph.D., The Stream
CNN Hurt Its Credibility – Mona Charen, The Stream
Bill de Blasio has No Real Interest in the Job He was Elected to Do – Seth Barron, City Jrnl
5th Cent. Med Texts Written by Hippocrates Found at St. Catherine’s Monastery of Sinai – D.E.
By Man Shall His Blood Be Shed: A Catholic Defense of Capital Punishment – W. Briggs Ph.D.
Recognizing the Rights of Children in the Fight for Marriage – Leslie Fain, The Dispatch
The Urgency of Restoring the Biblical Values of America’s Founders – Arthur Goldberg, P.D.

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SVNDAY AFTERNOON CATHOLICA EDITION

Fontmontgault Abbey.

The Monks of Fontgombault Sing “Salve Regina”

by J-P Mauro

of Aleteia

Spiritual Direction and the Role of the Laity – Russell Shaw, The Catholic World Report
10 Holy Married Couples Who Were Both Saints! – ChurchPop
Solemn High Mass of Thanksgiving at the Monastery of Norcia – Peter A. Kwasniewski Ph.D.
The Blessing of Catholic Friends – Lorelei Savaryn, Catholic Stand
A Prayer Book for the Rest of Us: Seeking Jesus in Everyday Life – Sarah Reinhard, NC Rgstr
This Is Why Bishops Wear So Many Hats – Philip Kosloski, Aleteia
On Acedia, Eros and Christian Joy – David Clayton, Beauty of Catholicism
Joaquin Navarro-Valls Provided a Lesson in Papal Service – Fr. Raymond J. de Souza, NC Reg
Devotion to the Most Sacred Heart of Jesus – Deacon Michael Bickerstaff, Intgrtd Cth Life™
Is “Guadalupe” a Mexican Name? – Daniel Esparza, Aleteia
God and Objective Morality – Christopher Akers, The Catholic Thing
Catholic Social Teaching: Rooted in Leviticus? – Jeffrey A. Mirus Ph.D., Catholic Culture
Church and Spiritual Maturity in Christian Life – Nicholas LaBanca, Catholic Stand
Building a Bridge to Sacred Music – Trent Beattie, National Catholic Register
The Intersection of Catholic Faith & Modern Classical Music – Justin McClain, Cthlc Exchange
On Having Enemies to Love – R.J. Snell Ph.D., The Catholic Thing

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SUNDAY AFTERNOON EDITION

How Christianity Civilized Mankind

by Bruce Frohnen,

of Crisis Magazine

The Problem of Ingrained Sin – Melanie Jean Juneau, Catholic Stand
The Hidden Power of Holy Water – K.V. Turley, Catholic Exchange
Give Us This Day Our Supersubstantial Bread – Anthony S. Layne, Catholic Stand
Into the Breach With Deacon Harold Burke-Sivers – Jim Graves, National Catholic Register
True Poverty of Spirit in the Splendor of Worship: Why We Pay Deference to the Celebrant – PK
The Power of Sacred Space in Prayer (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction
The Idea of God – Regis Martin S.T.D., The Catholic Thing
How This Couple Has Stayed Married (and In Love) for 75 Years – Catholic News Agency
Working Around the Impasse in the God Debate – Bob Drury, Catholic Stand
Pride and Humility, Vice and Virtue – Paul Oakes, Catholic Stand
Mindfulness and Catholic Mystical Tradition (Video) – Dan Burke, Catholic Spiritual Direction

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CIVILIZATION WATCH THURSDAY EDITION

Pope Francis Waving Papal Ring ViewablePope Francis and the Decline of the West

by Dennis Prager

of Townhall

Lament from Italy on the Brink – Alessio Colonnelli, Politico EU
The Brexit Wild Card? Ireland – William Booth, Washington Post
The Problem With Europe Is the Euro – Joseph Stiglitz, Guardian
Why China No Longer Fears Australia – Gregory Clark, The Japan Times
How Angela Merkel Imperiled Europe’s Future – Damon Linker, The Week
Russia’s Rising Empire – Tom Rogan, National Review
Europe’s Founding Mother – Peter S. Rieth, TIC
Pakistan Harvests the Grapes of Wrath in Kashmir Valley – M.K. Bhadrakumar, Asia Times
China Appears to be More Aggressive after the South China Sea Ruling – Xuan Loc Doan, AT
Russia and Turkey Maneuver – George Friedman, Geopolitical Futures
Xi Jinping: A Four-Year Report Card – Kerry Brown, The Interpreter

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CIVILIZATION WEDNESDAY EDITION

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H.G. Wells shutterstockIdeas Have Consequences 2016

by Rod Dreher

Troubling Signs Out of Germany and Saudi Arabia – Kamran Bokhari, Geopolitical Futures
New Name for New Politics News Website – Tito Edwards, Big Pulpit
To Understand Global Inequality, See Brazil’s Inequality: Brazil’s Billionaire Problem – Pat. Iber
The Return of the French National Guard – Yasmeen Serhan, The Atlantic
How to Start a Clash of Civilizations – James Poulos, Foreign Policy
Long Lines and Empty Shelves in Venezuela – Dario Paya, Weekly Standard
Turkey’s Fractured State – Halil M. Karaveli, The New York Times
Vote to Name the New Civilization Website – Tito Edwards, Big Pulpit
China: The People’s Fury & the South China Sea – Richard Bernstein, N.Y. Review of Books
Why Israel Should Support the Kurds – Jerusalem Post, Jerusalem Post
South Korea Must Learn to Defend Itself—Without America – Doug Bandow, The Natl Interest
Erdogan’s Shadow Over Cyprus Peace Bid – Sara Stefanini, Politico EU
Is Kissinger’s Triangular Diplomacy the Answer to Sino-Russian Rapprochement? – F.P. Sempa
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