Social Media Ideas for Democracy And Western Civilization

The West Is a Superior Civilization (Too Bad if That Offends You)

We do not defend one civilization over another out of irrational passion. The West is not a football jersey we wear to compensate for our insecurities or our lack of personal ident...

Democracy

The virtues of democracy are as real as they are tangible. Within it, ideas sprout like rivers, flow...

Athens Needs Jerusalem—and America Needs Both

Bruce Abramson, Providence Western Civilization is reeling. The fusion of Judaean ethics (Jerusalem) and Greco-Roman governance (Athens) that sprang to life in Christianity is un...

Elite Conservatives Trying to Revive 'Western Civilization'

Lauren Jackson, NYT The main idea of the event, and what everyone seemed to be discussing onstage, was "civilizational renewal." It's the notion that Western countries are in dec...

How Ancient Greek culture shaped the founding of the USA

The intellectual foundation of the United States has been, since its inception, and remains deeply anchored in classical Greek culture and political philosophy.

How Did Democracy and Slavery Coexist in Ancient Athens?

Of all the things ancient Greece gave humanity, few are truly as valuable as democracy. Starting from the ancient Athenians who invented this form of polity, democracy allowed for...

Who Defends Democracy and On What Grounds?

Democracies have been in decline, and many scholars are now rightly asking how this process can be halted. Much of the research on democratic resilience—the ability of democracies...

New conservatism, culture wars and the Western Tradition

The Golden Thread by Allen C. Guelzo and James Hankins is an ambitious two-volume history of the West, from Ancient Greece to today. Mounting a conservative defence of the Western...

Can We Choose Democracy?

"Democracy isn’t a fixed state, it’s an ongoing project. Are we doing the work to keep it?" <p>The post Can We Choose Democracy? first appeared on Latino News Network.</p&...

How Confucian Philosophy Helped Shape Early American Democracy and Ideals

During his latest visit to China, US President Donald Trump once again referenced Confucius and the influence of Chinese philosophy on Western civilization, particularly in America

The restoration of the West can't happen without Christianity - and more people are realising it

If day one of the Alliance for Responsible Citizenship (ARC) conference focused on the deconstruction of Western civilization, day two turned to the equally challenging question: w...

Democracy and religious freedom

For 2,000 years, Christians have worshiped God and followed Christ in an extraordinary variety of political circumstances. They have lived under Caesars and kings, republics and pa...

The Golden Thread and the Defense of the West

Why Democrats Can't Sell America on 'Democracy'

The Limits of Democracy

Americans today are filled with angst about the state of “our democracy.” A March 2024 Georgetown Institute of Politics and Public Service poll found that 81 percent of Americans b...

The Impact of the First Democratic Nation in 1776

There are only six countries on earth that do not claim to be democratic. Today, there are around seven billion people living in countries that purport to be democratic republics.

The Place of Christianity in the Survival of the West

The Place of Christianity in the Survival of the WestAs Western culture drifts deeper into fragmentation, materialism, and technological domination, can it survive without recoveri...

Trump Is Shattering the Illusion of the West

The president’s turn to imperial civilizationalism is destroying what it claims to defend.

Democracy, Divinity and the Inherent Challenge of the Image of God

Tomer Persico's "In God's Image: How Western Civilization Was Shaped by a Revolutionary Idea" is a tour de force — with a twist. Tracing the history of the concept, he suggests the...

Democracy demands we never relinquish our freedom for some promise of security

We must not suspend our freedom and autonomy for the promise of going back to a future reminiscent of an idealistic, mythical past.

What would make Europe, Ukraine, Russia or America great?

Great nations are marked by justice, not mere strength. They respect truth rather than propaganda...

Europe Can’t Keep Borrowing American Power

If Washington no longer leads automatically, Europe must decide whether it is a democratic power or a protected region with diplomatic…Continue reading on Systemic Reckonings »

America at 250: Restoring America’s Greatness

The pages of tomorrow’s history are written by today’s decisions. History is littered with failed republics and democracies. The Roman Republic became the Roman Empire. Democracy i...

The Founders’ Greek compass: A legacy worth renewing at 250

Few modern nations have been as consciously formed by the intellectual inheritance of the ancient world as the United States.