Italian philosopher Augusto Del Noce (1910–1989) argued prophetically more than half a century ago, that modern technology was being used to implement a “quiet totalitarianism,” one that by avoiding the overt violence of the Nazi and Soviet regimes, could quietly exercise the same absolute control within society. Totalitarian systems, he explained, … [Read more...] about Analyzing the “New Totalitarianism” of Today
Social Crisis
Orthodox Responses to the Nihilism of Cultural Revolution, Self-Destruction, and Social Division
“Another City” has striven to set aside partisan politics in its editorial policy, and this commitment remains. But sometimes cultural and politics issues substantially overlap, as is the case with certain dark forces that are now manifest in Western culture and American society and which are important to understand deeply rather than in a partisan manner. Deacon … [Read more...] about Orthodox Responses to the Nihilism of Cultural Revolution, Self-Destruction, and Social Division
Twenty-six Patterns of Living to Enhance the Glory of Your Marriage
“Marriage is a revelation and a mystery. We see in it the complete transformation of a human being, the expansion of his personality, fresh vision, a new perception of life, and through it a rebirth into the world in a new plenitude," writes Fr. Alexander Elchaninov. That certainly is far from the knowledge of most people today, and those who have an intution that … [Read more...] about Twenty-six Patterns of Living to Enhance the Glory of Your Marriage
The Perpetual Adolescent
“At a certain point in American life, the young ceased to be viewed as a transient class and youth as a phase of life through which everyone soon passed. Instead, youthfulness was vaunted and carried a special moral status. Adolescence triumphed, becoming a permanent condition.” So writes Joseph Epstein in a witty and now-classic article that is even timelier … [Read more...] about The Perpetual Adolescent
Blocking Puberty in Transgendered Children Unethical
Postmodern theory propounds that reality is a social construct, and thus that we are men or women according not to our bodies but our beliefs. Worse yet, many think that reality sometimes needs more than a little coercion to conform to the social construction. It is becoming increasingly common for the bodies of children to be drugged and mutilated to force them to adapt to the … [Read more...] about Blocking Puberty in Transgendered Children Unethical