Do you know, Mr. Elijah, that I consider you a little impertinent? —Ishmael in Herman Melville’s Moby Dick (1851) The Shaking of Horeb Wind, earthquake, and fire had shaken Mt. Horeb. After these came a still, small voice. Elijah wrapped ...
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When Fires Fail
Let sense be numb, let flesh retire; Speak through the earthquake, wind, and fire, O still, small voice of calm! —J. G. Whittier, “The Brewing of Soma” (1872) It is the inward man that must be reached, and he can ...
Read More »The Nature Of The American Problem
Nature is all that IS, or WAS, or EVER WILL BE. —The Berenstain Bear’s Nature Guide (1975) Nature Worship The twentieth century saw the rebirth of nature worship in the West. Nature has been promoted in the realms of both ...
Read More »The Limits of Political Office
Every revolution needs slogans. Here is mine: politics fourth. —Gary North, Political Polytheism (1989) Real change has to start with the culture. All we can do on Capitol Hill is try to find ways government can nurture healthy cultural trends. ...
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