J.L. Johnson describes for American Thinker readers the “new nihilists.” To the philosopher, nihilism means that nothing in the universe matters or has any significance. Political nihilism takes the philosopher’s…
National Review editor Rich Lowry delves into disturbing developments stemming from the protests surrounding a recent police shooting. The Milwaukee unrest has taken on a more explicitly racist cast than…
James Poulos devotes a Federalist column to the “correct” way to admire Republican presidential candidate Donald Trump. But first, Poulos focuses on the “incorrect” way to admire the Trump phenomenon.…
Now teaching at the Pepperdine University Graduate School of Public Policy, Steven Hayward devotes a National Review cover story to the academic year he just spent as the token —…
Forgive me if I prefer Camile Paglia. Having said that, I hope Gaga gives her Charlotte fans whatever it is they are looking for tonite. There are evidently quite a…
Or if they haven’t, I hope they do very, very soon. Our civilization has reached its nadir.
In light of the last four words of Daren’s last entry, I feel compelled to comment: What goes up must come down. Spinning wheel got to go ’round.? I wonder…
One of the main goals of liberals seems to be to turn the outrageous into the normal. It’s a nihilistic instinct, seemingly meant to destroy traditions, cultures and common sense.…
Jon, don’t forget that an instructor at NC State is doing her best to portray the normal as deviant.
“Nothing will come of nothing,” spake King Lear, but that didn’t stop Jacques Derrida and his disciples from turning the study of literature ? and eventually several other disciplines ?…