The Curious Case of Traditional Values

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Content 18+ Human beings have always harbored a profound affection for nostalgia. We carefully cherish relics, meticulously preserve artifacts, and laboriously attempt to recreate the past, investing it with an almost spiritual passion—typically reserved for matters of immense importance or significant unease. Today, the phrase “traditional values” has emerged prominently as the soothing balm generously applied to society’s wounds, anxieties born from rapid technological, cultural, and social transformations. Beneath its … Read the rest

American Greatness: Real Or Imaginary?

By Eric Le Roy

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Content 18+ I have never been much of a fan of ‘patriotism’. In fact, I believe it was Ralph Waldo Emerson who declared that “patriotism is the last refuge of a scoundrel.” What he meant was that no matter how much of a rapscallion or rotten sod a geezer is, he can always redeem himself by exalting the flawless and everlasting greatness of … Read the rest

Make the World Great Again?

Content 21+ Imagine, just for a moment, if world leaders were all inspired by a certain brand of bombastic, larger-than-life rhetoric—a ‘Make Everything Ours Again’ agenda, fueled by nostalgia, bravado, and just a pinch of delusion. What would happen if every country had its own Trump-like figure, standing at a podium, arms waving, declaring their rightful claim to everything from former colonies to random vacation spots? The world Read the rest