David Breitenbeck is a professional writer, Catholic traditionalist, and fiction enthusiast. He is the author of several books, including The Ten Commandments of Murder and The Wisdom of Walt Disney.
In these two famous paintings, we see more than just two differing depictions of the same subject. We see the essential differences between modernism and traditionalism.
Hate speech laws are self-contradictory and dangerous. There is no way to apply them fairly or consistently, and no one would actually benefit--except the state.
It has become common to accuse a politician of blowing a rhetorical dog whistle when using certain words or arguments. This an easy claim to make, but it's also dishonest and unfair.
It's hard to look at the burning of Notre Dame Cathedral and not think of the parallel destruction and neglect happening to the Church and Western culture in general.
