David Breitenbeck

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Tolerance Leads to Totalitarianism

"Pluralism, ‘tolerance’, ‘inclusion’, ‘diversity’, whatever you care to call it is an inherently intolerant, totalitarian philosophy, one of the most intolerant ever devised by man."

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A Tale of Two Alices- Contrasting the Novels and The Walt Disney Film

If you haven't read the Lewis Carroll books about Alice and her adventures in Wonderland, or seen Walt Disney's 1951 adaption of the story, you way want to. The contrast between the two works is subtle but well-worth considering.

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Understanding "The Man Who Was Thursday" by G. K. Chesterton

In its pages are at least a hint of the kind of attitudes that will be needed to face the monstrous leviathan that has since consumed the world in a manner as complete as Sunday’s apparent triumph.

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American Exceptionalism Is a Stumbling Block to Real Patriotism

If you ask why you love someone or something, you may give reasons (“She’s so sweet and so lovely!” “He’s so strong, so honest”), but the real, proper response – which it is important to understand whether or not it is directly stated – is simply “because you are yourself.”

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Merry Christmas? On the Vatican's Nativity Scene

This year's Vatican nativity scene has stoked the ire and elicited mockery from people all over the world. Clearly it is just bad art, but there is something more to it than that. Why is the "work of art" so bad?

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2020 Has Taught Us About the Forgotten Man

Behind every human structure, behind every technology, every law, every regulation, practice, tradition, and safeguard, you only ever find a human face.

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How the Appeasements of the Past Remind us of the Dangers of Compromise Today

If you are feeling that history seems to be repeating itself as we watch riots and protests continuing unabated around the country, you are not wrong. At the core of the social disorder, now and in the past, is the same struggle between moral vigilance and moral compromise.

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The Broken Home Fallacy

The Broken Home fallacy depends upon a fairly simplistic either-or understanding of morality; either someone is a thoroughly bad person or he is an innocent victim. A more mature, traditional understanding of morality has it otherwise.

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Corona Thoughts

The panic over the Coronavirus brought the world to a standstill. As we are slow emerging from the lockdowns, now is the perfect time to ask, "What did we really accomplish?"

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Tolerance Leads to Totalitarianism

"Pluralism, ‘tolerance’, ‘inclusion’, ‘diversity’, whatever you care to call it is an inherently intolerant, totalitarian philosophy, one of the most intolerant ever devised by man."

A Tale of Two Alices- Contrasting the Novels and The Walt Disney Film

If you haven't read the Lewis Carroll books about Alice and her adventures in Wonderland, or seen Walt Disney's 1951 adaption of the story, you way want to. The contrast between the two works is subtle but well-worth considering.

Understanding "The Man Who Was Thursday" by G. K. Chesterton

In its pages are at least a hint of the kind of attitudes that will be needed to face the monstrous leviathan that has since consumed the world in a manner as complete as Sunday’s apparent triumph.

American Exceptionalism Is a Stumbling Block to Real Patriotism

If you ask why you love someone or something, you may give reasons (“She’s so sweet and so lovely!” “He’s so strong, so honest”), but the real, proper response – which it is important to understand whether or not it is directly stated – is simply “because you are yourself.”

Merry Christmas? On the Vatican's Nativity Scene

This year's Vatican nativity scene has stoked the ire and elicited mockery from people all over the world. Clearly it is just bad art, but there is something more to it than that. Why is the "work of art" so bad?

2020 Has Taught Us About the Forgotten Man

Behind every human structure, behind every technology, every law, every regulation, practice, tradition, and safeguard, you only ever find a human face.

How the Appeasements of the Past Remind us of the Dangers of Compromise Today

If you are feeling that history seems to be repeating itself as we watch riots and protests continuing unabated around the country, you are not wrong. At the core of the social disorder, now and in the past, is the same struggle between moral vigilance and moral compromise.

The Broken Home Fallacy

The Broken Home fallacy depends upon a fairly simplistic either-or understanding of morality; either someone is a thoroughly bad person or he is an innocent victim. A more mature, traditional understanding of morality has it otherwise.

Corona Thoughts

The panic over the Coronavirus brought the world to a standstill. As we are slow emerging from the lockdowns, now is the perfect time to ask, "What did we really accomplish?"

The Making of a Man- Sometimes Hollywood Gets it Right.

Rise of the Mobocracy and the Beginning of a Second Civil War

The Effects of Masking for Teenage Girls