Are we like late Rome, infatuated with past glories, ruled by a complacent, greedy elite, and hopelessly powerless to respond to changing conditions?

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I believe that history has shape, order, and meaning; that exceptional men, as much as...

I believe that history has shape, order, and meaning; that exceptional men, as much as...

If civilization had been left in female hands we would still be living in grass...

If civilization had been left in female hands we would still be living in grass...

The 1990s, after the reign of terror of academic vandalism, will be a decade of...

The 1990s, after the reign of terror of academic vandalism, will be a decade of...

Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet.

Heaven help the American-born boy with a talent for ballet.

All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their...

All objects, all phases of culture are alive. They have voices. They speak of their...

Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist

Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist

In the theory of gender I began from zero. There is no masculine power or...

In the theory of gender I began from zero. There is no masculine power or...

Television is actually closer to reality than anything in books. The madness of TV is...

Television is actually closer to reality than anything in books. The madness of TV is...

Teenage boys, goaded by their surging hormones run in packs like the primal horde. They...

Teenage boys, goaded by their surging hormones run in packs like the primal horde. They...

A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which...

A serious problem in America is the gap between academe and the mass media, which...

The damage done to U.S. prestige by the feckless, buffoonish George W. Bush will take...

The damage done to U.S. prestige by the feckless, buffoonish George W. Bush will take...

Why has the Democratic Party become so arrogantly detached from ordinary Americans? Though they claim...

Why has the Democratic Party become so arrogantly detached from ordinary Americans? Though they claim...

Pornography is human imagination in tense theatrical action; its violations are a protest against the...

Pornography is human imagination in tense theatrical action; its violations are a protest against the...

Women are in league with each other, a secret conspiracy of hearts and pheromones

Women are in league with each other, a secret conspiracy of hearts and pheromones

Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist.

Leaving sex to the feminists is like letting your dog vacation at the taxidermist.

The only thing that will be remembered about my enemies after they're dead is the...

The only thing that will be remembered about my enemies after they're dead is the...

Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just...

Every man must define his identity against his mother. If he does not, he just...

Modern bodybuilding is ritual, religion, sport, art, and science, awash in Western chemistry and mathematics....

Modern bodybuilding is ritual, religion, sport, art, and science, awash in Western chemistry and mathematics....

The moment is ripe for an experienced businessman to talk practical, prudent economics to the...

The moment is ripe for an experienced businessman to talk practical, prudent economics to the...

Though men may be deep, mentally they are slow.

Though men may be deep, mentally they are slow.