Interesting Times
There's so much happening on so many fronts that it's getting hard to keep up.
Breaking! The world remains in turmoil. We’re deep into a global transition with no clear idea where things will shake out. If you’re not feeling a bit unsettled these days, you’re not paying attention.
I have more half-written articles in my head (and on paper) on more different topics than even I can handle. Then there are my collaborative efforts and things happening around me.
So here’s a smattering of four topics that have been on my mind lately:
Our political pendulum has swung much further to one side (the left) than ever before in American history. The leftists who took it there are now trying to dismantle the fulcrum to ensure that it never swings back. I wrote about it in RealClearPolitics.
A couple of weeks ago, the House passed marvelous bipartisan legislation adopting the full IHRA definition of antisemitism. That’s something I’ve been advocating for years. It also fits into my longstanding argument that we need better definitions built into law to prevent the leftist onslaught. (After all, any racist who gets to redefine “racism” can define it as something he already opposes, then lead the opposition). The usual antisemitic opponents all crawled out of the woodwork. Surprisingly (and dismayingly), some DEI opponents also came out in opposition. Some of their opposition appears to have stemmed from a failure to read the law. Much of it also seems to trace to a blanket aversion to anything coming out of any international organization. Their best reasoned arguments, however, all seem oriented towards suggesting that we don’t need civil rights protections—and that all civil rights laws impinge upon basic freedoms. I concede that there is an intellectual case to be made in that direction, but I find it disingenuous that anyone would make it implicitly. If you want to oppose civil rights law, oppose civil rights law. Then we can debate the point—because I rather like that we have civil rights protections in this country. In any event, here’s my contribution to the discussion—again courtesy of RealClearPolitics.
Next are a couple of great articles about New College of Florida, where I’m privileged to work as admissions director. In a nation whose most prestigious campuses are collapsing into hate movements, the likes of which America has not seen since the Klan in its heyday, we’re leading the charge in the other direction. Here’s a strong statement—and some great followup coverage it received.
Of course, I’m still hung up on America’s spiritual crisis, the rise of the new religion of Wokeism, and the reconnection to our founding spirit and traditional faiths we will need to combat it. Which means that I’m talking up the new book—and looking for reviewers. If you get a chance, drop me some stars and some love on Amazon.
For more information about Bruce D. Abramson & American Restorationism, visit: www.BruceDAbramson.com
To learn more about America’s Spiritual Crisis and the new religion of Wokeism, see: American Spirit or Great Awokening? The Battle to Restore or Destroy Our Nation (Academica Press, 2024).
To learn more about how America’s elites destroyed the republic, see: The New Civil War: Exposing Elites, Fighting Utopian Leftism, and Restoring America (RealClear Publishing, 2021).
To learn more about the ideology driving today’s anti-American leftism, see: American Restoration: Winning America’s Second Civil War (Kindle, 2019).
To learn more about our work at the American Coalition for Education and Knowledge, visit us at The Coalition for America.
To learn more about how I turn the ideas I discuss here into concrete projects that serve the interests of my clients, donors, and society at large, please e-mail me at bdabramson@pm.me.