Have you looked around lately and wondered if our civilization is worth saving? Would it really be so bad if barbarian hordes came raging down the Interstate? What would you fight for? For centuries now, conservatives have had the goal of "conserving" things that came before, discerning what is worth keeping and shoring up what it believed to be essential for human and societal flourishing. But as we survey the political and cultural landscape, it's hard to see what's worth salvaging out of the detritus of Western civ.
At ease in Babylon
At ease in Babylon
At ease in Babylon
Have you looked around lately and wondered if our civilization is worth saving? Would it really be so bad if barbarian hordes came raging down the Interstate? What would you fight for? For centuries now, conservatives have had the goal of "conserving" things that came before, discerning what is worth keeping and shoring up what it believed to be essential for human and societal flourishing. But as we survey the political and cultural landscape, it's hard to see what's worth salvaging out of the detritus of Western civ.