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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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 ... READ MORE We the harlots, &c. Jay Nordlinger Kenneth Minogue was a political scientist who lived from 1930 to 2013. He spent his career at the London School of Economics, where he was a friend, colleague, and ally of Michael Oakeshott, the... The Dangers of Arrogant Ignorance Jonah Goldberg The Dangers of Arrogant Ignorance ADVERTISEMENT For Many of Us, the War on Drugs Is Not Real Elliot Kaufman I want to state a simple, obvious truth: The War on Drugs is not real. It does not exist, not for millions of Americans. Sometimes I doubt myself on this point. One hears things, after all.... Evergreen State Asks Profs to Take Protesters' Feelings into Account When Grading Them  Katherine Timpf Officials at Evergreen State University are asking professors to take the "emotional commitment" of students who had been involved in recent protests into account when determining their final... Trump Is Winning the Immigration Debate Rich Lowry With his penchant for tweeted insults and GIFs, Donald Trump will never be mistaken for a master of the sweet art of persuasion. Yet he is clearly winning the public argument on the issue of... Ted Cruz and Mike Lee Have an Rx Deroy Murdock Republican senators Ted Cruz (Texas) and Mike Lee (Utah) have found a new cure for the GOP's legislative dysfunction on Obamacare. They both have waved their pro-market pitchforks, early and... ADVERTISEMENT Defending America Cartoon of the Day ADVERTISEMENT Follow Us & Share 215 Lexington Ave., New York, NY, 10016, USA Your Preferences | Unsubscribe | Privacy View this e-mail in your browser.