John Horvat II 
Imagine literary works with plots in dystopian settings where the characters act within an unraveling social order. Apocalyptic events abound inside absurd situations. This is the literature of Laszlo Krasznahorkai. There is more. Imagine an unreadable and drawn-out style. Think of run-on texts that are like rivers of black ink that frantically … Read more
Suddenly, a demographic winter is upon us. We have seen it coming for decades. However, the effects of this population implosion are now starting to unfold. Nation after nation reports low birth rates and aging populations. No country is exempt from its devastation. The lack of children is starting to have grave … Read more
Most people imagine that antiquity was much like our own times. They think people back then did and appreciated the same things we do. We do not realize how Christianity opened up a world of beauty, joys and delights that pagan peoples did not enjoy. We take many magnificent cultural achievements for … Read more
The figure 338 trillion is overwhelming. It is something beyond the human imagination. We might think of the number of gallons of water in the sea, the number of molecules in a mountain or the distance to the farthest star. The number seems far beyond the reach of any human achievement. Three … Read more
Eco-activists are experiencing hard times. They used to enjoy a certain prestige inside the radical left. Theirs was a win-win proposition that invited everyone on board. The cause—the saving of the planet—is naturally attractive because it includes everyone, not just some oppressed minorities or identities. The drama of the cause further lent … Read more
The left has always been adept at using language to promote its revolution. After all, Stalin once said that ideas are more powerful than guns. Thus, the left works hard to craft key words and expressions that resonate with the public, inflame passions and gather sympathy for its cause. Its ideological wordsmiths … Read more
Pro-homosexual activists working inside the Catholic Church used to ask for pastoral openness as a means to gain sympathy for their cause. They knew that as long as Church doctrine defined homosexual acts as intrinsically disordered and gravely sinful, they were limited to cries for “inclusion” and “welcome.” Now, however, activists are … Read more
As we observe the thirtieth anniversary of the death of Prof. Plinio Corrêa de Oliveira—the founder of the Brazilian Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property and inspirer of all other TFPs around the world—we must pause to consider not only his past life but, above all, what makes him … Read more
The political scene is filled with those who question the liberal foundations of society today. One such current is the Dark Enlightenment, which calls upon its followers to question modernity and the liberal establishment that sustains it. Among its luminaries is Curtis Yarvin. Curtis Yarvin is a curious postmodern figure who deliberately … Read more
In the aftermath of the Charlie Kirk assassination, Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-GA) once again called for a “national divorce,” claiming that the American right and left have “nothing left to talk about.” Her September 15 post on X was similar to one she wrote in February 2023. It called for dividing America into … Read more