W.D. James continues his Faded Republic series with a seasonal film recommendation There is a stealth republic. For aficionados of low budget horror movies such as myself, Night of the Living Dead has to be among the best of the best. (Note: this essay contains spoilers throughout). George A. Romero’s 1968 cult classic was made for a … Continue reading Hobbes, Zombies, and the Sheriff
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) What can we do when our societies have been taken over by a gang of murderous psychopaths who, rather than stalking the corridors of power, should be confined in padded cells in high-security mental institutions? The first step is to tear away the mask of respectability, even … Continue reading Breaking the evil spell
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) All of us suffer, on a permanent basis, from the evil inflicted upon this world by the psychopaths in power. [1] It is in the very air we breathe, the water we drink, the food we eat, the society in which we are caged. But most of … Continue reading The reign of the beast
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) "Imagine - if you can - not having a conscience, none at all, no feelings of guilt or remorse no matter what you do, no limiting sense of concern for the well-being of strangers, friends or even family members. "Imagine no struggles with shame, not a single … Continue reading The psychopaths in power
by W.D. James What is the US South? In 1930, a group of ‘Twelve Southerners’ published a manifesto in defense of Southern culture. They called the anthology of twelve essays “I’ll Take My Stand: The South and the Agrarian Tradition.” The contributors were primarily literary folks, most of whom had connections to Vanderbilt University. They … Continue reading Of Causes Lost and Lost Again
Number 106 In this issue: The Occupation Digital tyranny at the door What the Sustainable Development Goals really mean for humanity Never Again/Never Rabindranath Tagore: an organic radical inspiration Acorninfo 1. The Occupation by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) A lot of very clever people - economists, historians, sociologists and so on - … Continue reading The Acorn – 106
by W.D. James In this series of reflections on America and ‘the faded republic,’ which I believe lies, now obscured, at its heart, pride of place should go to Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882). ‘The Sage of Concord’ is arguably our most original genius and called us forth to realize who we really were, as he … Continue reading A Nation of Individuals
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) Has the external form of the Christian Church long been taken over by dark forces? This is the provocative suggestion made by the French philosopher Jacques Ellul, himself a Christian, in his 1984 book La subversion du Christianisme. He warns: "There exists a demonic and infernal power … Continue reading Christianity and the forces of evil
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