Author name: Ed Straka

The Election: Does Famous Equal Worthy of Votes?

The Election: Does Famous Equal Worthy of Votes?

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For better or worse, the November 2024 elections are coming and the hopes of those running for political leadership – Trump or Harris – will either be dashed or realized. Will American citizens be satisfied with the outcome? [i] If not, why not? This may not be a bad time to ask ourselves, what does “leadership” mean in our modern age, and perhaps even more to the point, what should leadership mean? Societal Leadership Today […]

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¬¬¬Human Nature and the Divine: Friends or Enemies?

­­­Human Nature and the Divine: Friends or Enemies?

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The question of the ages: does God exist or not? If not, does it matter for the human race?.. Consider: In some respects, we live in a world all but shorn of metaphysics. Many seem to take for granted, for example, that matter is the only thing that really exists, and that the only kinds of causation operating in our world are what Aristotle refers to as material and efficient causes. Things happen, quite simply,

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A Munchkin Born Every Minute: Where is Dorothy when you need her?

A Munchkin Born Every Minute: Where is Dorothy When we need her?

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“Liberty is not the same thing as equality, and those who call themselves liberals are far more interested in equalizing than in liberating their fellows.”― Roger Scruton, Liberty and Civilization To be sure, it is human nature to always want to protect oneself and friends and family from the unknown dangers of this world. Violence and poverty being the two main concerns. Much of our life is concerned with those two problems and how to prevent them.

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The New Assyrians: Masters of the Migration Game?

The New Assyrians: Masters of the Migration Game?

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Long ago and far away in central Asia there was a superpower known as the Assyrians. Although good at agriculture and iron working, they were also good at the military arts with cavalry, charioteers, bowman, and lancers that, upon winning the battle would engage in torture as a form of psy-ops to terrify neighboring countries.[i] Upon destroying their enemy’s military power, the Assyrians utilized the ingenious practice of forced deportation of defeated people groups while

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Education and Aristocracy

Education & Aristocracy

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But he who is noble plans noble things, and on noble things he stands (Isa.32:8). In an article by Andrew Beck in his article American Aristocracy, I found an interesting statement about “Aristocracy” that goes back in time to pre-Christian Greece. I say “interesting” because although in America we do not use the words aristocracy or aristocrats much anymore, we still have elites in positions of power and influence. But are they aristocratic? Consider: In

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