As we face the prospect of getting back to normal in the wake of COVID-19, many of us have questioned if normal is even possible. And most of us are feeling a…
Today is the 230th anniversary of Thomas Paine’s book Rights of Man. This is where political Leftism began. Paine’s legacy now forms the taken-for-granted background for American liberals and “conservatives” alike. Meanwhile,…
Hi everyone. I want to give a quick update on some of things I’ve been writing at my weekly column at Salvo Magazine. (This column is merely an adjunct of the important…
We have a lot of exciting news about Gratitude in Life’s Trenches. I am delighted to announce that this Friday, the 5th of March, Ancient Faith is putting on a one-day 50%…
Some of you know that I occasionally publish in Salvo Magazine, and their sister publication Touchstone. I am delighted to announce that I have just accepted a job from Salvo writing weekly…
Since writing this article, I have been the victim of abuse from far-right activists. I would appreciate your prayers, as this has left me sick. For an update on the reaction to…
Following the publication earlier this year of three articles with Salvo Magazine about race and identity politics (see here and here and here), I have received questions about racial issues in America,…
This is the third post in my series on Neoplatonism. To read earlier posts in the series, click here and here. St. Augustine: From Manichaeism to Neoplatonism to Christianity From his…
During the interwar years, Whittaker Chambers (1901–1961) might have seemed like a normal American communist. Yet he was doing more than merely writing for America’s communist magazines: he was actually a Soviet…
Those who have been following my work on Gnosticism, have probably grown used to me referring to Plato in a disparaging way. He is routinely touted as the great proto-Gnostic, the guru…
I want to apologize to reader’s of my blog for the long hiatus in new articles. Getting my book on gratitude ready for publication was quite demanding, so after it was released…
The following is an excerpt from my book Gratitude in Life’s Trenches: How to Experience the Good Life Even When Everything Is Going Wrong The August late-afternoon sun shone mercilessly in my face…
