Since the early 1980s, economic growth has increasingly been driven by financialization in the West – the replacement of industrial activity by financial trading. Traders like financial mogul and hedge-fund investor, George Soros, who has been called the world’s most famous investor, have greatly benefitted from financialization. Soros explains in his famous 60 Minutes interview from 1999, how he advises …
Read More »The Protestant Ethic and Capitalism: The idea was to earn money, be trustworthy and have something to give to others
In The Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of Capitalism, sociologist Max Weber states that when modern Capitalism took form in Protestant countries such as Switzerland and Germany about two hundred years ago, the ideal was to earn money and increase wealth – not to squander one’s income away on status, luxury and consumerism. The duty of the believer was to use …
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Read More »How the neo-Marxist New Left destabilized the West, tearing down the values that created stability
The West changed completely in the 1960s. The neo-Marxist student revolution implemented a full front attack on all traditional values and slowly broke down the very fabric of Western unity and stability. It may not have been the intent of the naïve youngsters who were thrilled at the prospect of free sex and drugs, that they were tearing down the …
Read More »Voltaire was an intolerant religion hater, and not the founding father of tolerance
The 1700s French philosopher François-Marie Arouet – Voltaire, who lived at the time of the French Revolution has been hailed as the secular “apostle of tolerance.” Yet, his values were the exact opposite of tolerant, setting the tone for what was later to come: Socialist tyranny and free speech only for those who agree with the liberal agenda. All …
Read More »Conservatism Defined: What does it actually mean to be a Conservative?
In a time when conservatism and capitalism are often demonized by the authoritarian socialists who have dominated the Western narrative for decades, it may be useful to recall what these terms actually mean. Modern conservatism is defined as a philosophy or worldview that believes that the best possible society is developed by preserving the historical, traditional values that made …
Read More »Jesus’ Fearless Speech defined Modern Free Speech: The willingness to fight injustice, regardless of personal cost
Fearless speech when facing abuse of power has long been a Western ideal. One may argue that it began with Jesus Christ’ harsh words of free speech to the hypocritical religious leaders of his time. He totally roasted them for their evil actions, publicly. When reading the New Testament books of Mathew, Mark, Luke and John, Jesus’ words come …
Read More »Free speech as the right to be rude was never a Western Value
History is filled with examples of horrifying stories of how the lynching mob went after philosophers, politicians and religious leaders alike. To lie, slander and speak ill of others has been one of the evils of men since the beginning of time. Today free speech has become something completely different than its original, historical meaning. In a twisted way, …
Read More »The Conservative World Outlook: Limited government, independent institutions, personal accountablity, national borders
The English philosopher and conservative, Edmund Burke (1729-1797) was one of Great Britain’s most important politicians and philosophers. He is definitively worth revisiting in an age where the West attempts to recover from Marxist deconstruction and embrace reconstruction. Burke is described by many as the founder of modern conservatism and spent much of his life explaining why it is …
Read More »Trump’s 2025 National Security Strategy declares war on the globalist agenda, emphasizes national sovereignty and pride
The 2025 National Security Strategy completely revolutionizes American foreign policy and rejects the globalist, left-wing open border strategy that has dominated the West since the 1990s. The “America First” plan reinvigorates focus on national sovereignty and the historic values that characterized the United States in its glory days. It emphasizes national pride, family stability, and optimism about America’s future. …
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