Do you consider yourself a good citizen?  Moderate in your thinking, fair-minded, interested in getting the facts and making rational decisions? Nothing wrong with that.  It's commendable.  You try to be fair.  You think about right and wrong, knowing that without something to differentiate you from what you find repugnant, your moral compass is unreliable.  An examined life is important, and it's also critical to act.  In the early days of the Culture War, we frequently refused to recognize it as such.  We were told there wasn't one and that we were being paranoid, and in our efforts to be accommodating and congenial, we ignored one salvo after another.  Are there any remaining doubters today, and if so, how much more evidence will they need?  In his novel Victoria, Bill Lindt describes a United States that crumbles under the onslaught of Cultural Marxism — another...(Read Full Post)