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The New Ottomans

One aspect of Turkish Nationalism that has long intrigued me is its historical tendency to shy away from Ottoman nostalgia.

One path to becoming a dissident is noticing that the front-facing political process offers little explanatory value for how decisions

Love your neighbor as yourself. This is a command by God. A great, flawless command, as all of His commands

“Come on in and see what’s happening, pay the price, get a ticket to the show!” Styx Here we are,

Abolitionist/terrorist John Brown had, and probably still has, a reputation in Eastern Kansas as, if not a political messiah, at

I’m wondering what advice Americans are dispensing to Ukrainians. If I were one of these advisors, I guess it would

We see it everywhere in the memeplex. Cognitive dissonance occurs when individuals hold conflicting beliefs or ideas. In the context

The recent passing of Ted Kaczynski, also known as the Unabomber, caused a great deal of reflection on my part.

Juneteenth: the most ludicrous holiday of all time? Perhaps. I believe it should at least be in the nomination, if

The importance of Christian monasteries for the preservation of a nation’s identity is often overlooked these days in the West,