Sit Up Straight and Take Note: Things Like Posture Matter

Sit Up Straight and Take Note: Things Like Posture Matter

One great tragedy of radical individualism was the loss of all the social skills and practices that help make living together in society more agreeable, uplifting and virtuous. The Revolution of the Sixties was not just a complete change of sexual mores. It also overturned all the social manners and practices that … Read more

Was a Recent Latin American Summit a Promotion of Democracy or an Affirmation of the Left?

Was a Recent Latin American Summit a Promotion of Democracy or an Affirmation of the Left

On July 21, Chilean President Gabriel Boric welcomed his counterparts from Spain, Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay to Santiago for a meeting of Latin leaders from the continent and Spain. The meeting’s theme was “Always Democracy,” alluding to the need to strengthen democracy in the face of growing right-wing movements worldwide. Now that … Read more

Luxury Amid Lamentations: North Korea’s Wonsan-Kalma Resort

Luxury Amid Lamentations: North Korea’s Wonsan-Kalma Resort

North Korea’s dictator Kim Jong Un’s inauguration of the luxurious Wonsan-Kalma resort feels like a scene from a dark satire. Labeled by state media as a beacon of “national treasure-level tourism,” this seaside resort ironically is located in a country crushed by its failing economy, scarce electricity, food shortages and brutal systemic … Read more