In Defense of Western Civ

Dear Reader (and all men of the West),

So just to get it out of the way: Who has two thumbs and loves Western Civilization? This guy (I am pointing my thumbs me-ward, which makes typing hard).

Just to be clear, I don't mean "so-called Western Civilization" but you know, Western Civilization.

I mean the thing both liberals and conservatives alike have celebrated for hundreds of years since words like "liberal" and "conservative" had any relevance to politics.

Of course, this is not to say everyone agreed on what Western Civilization is, was, or should be.

But when I read this from my old friend Peter Beinart, I have to scratch my head.

In his speech in Poland on Thursday, Donald Trump referred 10 times to "the West" and five times to "our civilization." His white nationalist supporters ...

July 07 2017

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In Defense of Western Civ

Jonah Goldberg

Dear Reader (and all men of the West),

So just to get it out of the way: Who has two thumbs and loves Western Civilization? This guy (I am pointing my thumbs me-ward, which makes typing hard).

Just to be clear, I don't mean "so-called Western Civilization" but you know, Western Civilization.

I mean the thing both liberals and conservatives alike have celebrated for hundreds of years since words like "liberal" and "conservative" had any relevance to politics.

Of course, this is not to say everyone agreed on what Western Civilization is, was, or should be.

But when I read this from my old friend Peter Beinart, I have to scratch my head.

In his speech in Poland on Thursday, Donald Trump referred 10 times to "the West" and five times to "our civilization." His white nationalist supporters ...

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