Four Reasons Why ‘Wicked’ Is Wicked

Four Reasons Why ‘Wicked’ Is Wicked

Most people look to Hollywood as a source of entertainment. They are reluctant to attribute to movie plots anything beyond the story lines. Those who find agendas inside films are often dismissed as conspiracy theorists. However, some film narratives do have liberal agendas. It is not hard to affirm. The film’s reviewers, … Read more

How did Modern Academia Become Enamored with Magic?

How did Modern Academia Become Enamored with Magic?

The postmodern university is fascinated with magic, and this is a most curious coupling—one with ominous social overtones. Until the mid-twentieth century, serious academics regarded any mention of magic as the ravings of the stupid or insane. They followed the scientific method of empiricism, emphasizing verifiable evidence in acquiring knowledge and forming … Read more

Immorality Harms Everyone, Not Just Children

Immorality Harms Everyone, Not Just Children

One of the most powerful arguments against the LGBTQ+ agenda is its corruption of young children. People, especially parents, rightly object to their young children being exposed to highly sexualized Drag Queen Story Hours. Others call out city and school governing bodies for the pornographic library books polluting the innocent minds of … Read more

Why Are They Teaching Us Wickedness?

Why Are They Teaching Us Wickedness?

Addressing high school students like me, the group, Young Writers started a nationwide writing contest titled “Twisted Tales: The Words of the Wicked. ” The name gives people a good idea about the subject matter. The contest asks young writers aged ten to eighteen to write short stories from the perspective of … Read more

The Riots: Why Do None Dare Call Them Evil?

The Riots: Why Do None Dare Call Them Evil?

The problem with living in a relativist society is that it takes from us our ability to describe and analyze issues objectively. Amid the current unrest, for example, many people refuse to label actions good or evil. According to this relativistic perspective, acts are morally neutral. We are expected to watch the … Read more

When the Dark Screams of Death Metal Corrode the Culture

When the Dark Screams of Death Metal Corrode the Culture 1

Extreme Noise Terror, Pungent Stench and Pestilence are all disagreeable topics of conversation for most people. They should be avoided in polite company. However, these repugnant things enjoy some favor in today’s postmodern society. The three topics are actually the names of death metal bands casually mentioned in a recent newspaper article. … Read more

‘The Suicide of the West:’ A Tale of Two Miracles

‘The Suicide of the West:’ A Tale of Two Miracles 2

“There is no God in this book.” Thus reads the provocative first sentence of Jonah Goldberg’s latest release, The Suicide of the West: How the Rebirth of Tribalism, Populism, Nationalism, and Identity Politics is Destroying American Democracy. This declaration is perhaps an unintended summary of the book about the crisis in the … Read more

Why Is Socialism Still Popular?

Why Is Socialism Still Popular? 2

If ever there was a set of ideas that has been tried and found lacking, it is socialism. It has been tried on every continent. It has been tried in weak nations and strong. It has been tried in primitive countries and those which are highly developed. The most striking thing about … Read more

Why Do People Do Such Barbarous Things?

Why Do People Do Such Barbarous Things?

Hardly a day passes when some barbarous act does not jump to the headlines. Barbarous—there is no other word to describe these vile deeds. Thus, whether it be the sadistic torturing, terrorist beheadings, mass shootings or truck ramming murder sprees (not to mention genocide and war), these acts are becoming ever more … Read more