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
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) Last weekend I spent a night in the heights of the Cévennes mountains, near to the source of the Vidourle. As I gazed up at the great swathe of the Milky Way and marvelled at the sparkling infinity all around, my mind went back to other moments … Continue reading The night sky and the truth
by Paul Cudenec (who reads the article here) UNESCO, the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization, is a vast and sprawling agency with a 2024-25 budget of $685.4 million. [1] On November 16 2025 it will be marking its 80th birthday, being part of the raft of international institutions set up at the end … Continue reading Silencing so-called anti-semites: UNESCO’s war on the truth
Paul Cudenec presents his latest book (and reads his words here) I have long been fascinated by the way in which the dominant system tries to restrict our thinking on so many levels. We are always told that we should count ourselves lucky to live in “free” and “democratic” modern societies which do not police … Continue reading Our Sacred World: Enjoyed, denied and found again
by W.D. James I’m obviously an American, so I ought to at least know what that is, right? Yet it’s a question I’ve struggled to come to adequate terms with for a very long time. Americans, and America itself, have always had something of an identity crisis. I think we do constitute an ethnos, a people, … Continue reading The Faded Republic
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