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I address this post to James Kalb primarily, but I do not want to pry into something that would better remain hidden, so I take no offense at a non-reply to my inquiry here.

I have been some alarmed at the manner in which those Catholics who identify as traditionalists publish criticism of the bishops … More ...

Music is an overlooked part of culture, and traditionalists ought to influence it with affirmative action. Start with how close our ears are to our brains and how early ancient organisms responded to sound. Sound stays with most of us for a lifetime. All you need is a few chords, and you go back decades. … More ...

Lawrence Auster at VFR (http://www.amnation.com/vfr/_) wonders whether a Constitutional amendment is necessary to prevent jihadists from being allowed to exercise a supposed right to advocate jihadism. The answer is definitely not. The First Amendment, as interpreted somewhat reasonably by the Supreme Court, bars calls to violence (by even jihadists) in the here and now, which … More ...

Dear Sir,

We live in Northern Ireland and have just joined this forum. We are Evangelical Christians, a married couple with one child and she is homeschooled. In Northern Ireland, as in the rest of the UK, there is ample evidence of moral and social collapse, due mostly to feminism, the “gay” lobby, political correctness … More ...

“Nobody wins unless everybody wins.” “No justice, no peace.” Bruce Springsteen inanities drilled into grammar school children? Yes. See http://www.nj.com/springsteen/index.ssf/2009/10/bruce_springsteen_rocks_giants.html and http://www.springsteenlyrics.com/lyrics/0/57channels.php

These slogans, among unbetter ones, have appeared on a public grammar-school billboard on a main street one block from New Orleans, Louisiana. No doubt Bruce was not the originator, but he repeated them … More ...

Dear Mr. Kalb,

Re: Christine O’Donnell’s Discrimination Suit

She is potentially a traditionalist. Here are some facts based on my years of experience dealing with these infernal complaints. Ninety percent have no basis and are dismissed early. O’Donnell’s lasted four years. Why? Was it dismissed without a settlement? We can’t know the answer to the … More ...

See here.

Thoughts on Codevilla’s essay?

Environmentalism is truly a religion. Consider:

It has its weekly rituals (putting out the blue box); it has its dogmas that must not be questioned (catastrophic, man-made global warming) and its corresponding heretics (Bjorn Lomborg, and everyone else who has a hint of scepticism regarding the dogma of catastrophic, man-made global warming); it has its … More ...

Hi Mr. Kalb,

I bought and recently read your book, and enjoyed it very much, depressing as the subject matter itself is. I found your ideas and general argument well-developed, and well-argued.

But I have difficulty, personally, feeling optimistic, even though I agree with your reasons for optimism that eventually, the truth must out, and … More ...

Here is a discussion transferred from Frank Turek’s site. The issue is whether is Obama is the most extreme proponent of abortion:

People have an instinct for murder, which many try to redefine as choice insofar as abortion is concerned. Let’s examine a real-life fact. Nanking. This is a city in China that the Japanese … More ...