Plus, a defense of Baby Boomers and the workplace sexism no one talks about

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** A Critical Theorist Worth Reading ([link removed])
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What comes to mind when you hear the term “critical theorists”?

Probably images of smug elitists criticizing traditional values.

Most modern critical theorists have contributed as much to the decline of Western culture as to an explanation of it . . .

But Carl Trueman thinks there’s one critical theorist worth examining.

Writing for First Things,
Trueman’s review ([link removed]) of Hartmut Rosa’s The Uncontrollability of the World shows the value critical theorists can bring to discussions of globalization and technological revolutions.

Trueman believes that Rosa’s arguments offer an explanation for the rise of violence, alienation, and political polarization…

He even thinks they may have predicted the COVID-19 lockdowns.

This article ([link removed]) is a must-read. Let us know: Is this the critical theory we need?

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CATEGORY: HISTORY (9 min)


** In Defense of Boomers ([link removed])
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Baby Boomers have become a favorite target for younger generations on both the Right and the Left.

Many feel that Boomers created the social, economic, and cultural crisis we’re experiencing today.

But what if Baby Boomers are victims themselves?

In
his latest ([link removed]) for Public Discourse, Paul Sturdee criticizes the rise of Baby Boomer bashing.

And he asks us to question why we’ve become so obsessed with evaluating people based on generations in the first place.

Sturdee’s article is bound to anger many. But is there something to his argument?

Read it now ([link removed]) and decide for yourself.

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Because our student editors and writers are bravely bringing conservative ideas to their campuses, we’re highlighting their efforts here.

Helmets Will Be Required for All Students Attending Football Games ([link removed]) via the Jefferson Independent

The Workplace Sexism That No One Talks About ([link removed]) via Binghamton Review

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CATEGORY: POLITICAL PHILOSOPHY (10 min)


** The Uprooting of American Order ([link removed])
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If you’ve been with us long enough, you’ve probably heard discussions about the “roots of American order.”

Russell Kirk argued that America is descended from
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In this Modern Age archive pull, Professor Jeff Polet draws back the curtain on the threats to those roots.

His article is a worthy reminder of the conversations and debates that matter most now.

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** Modern Age Panel on the “Right” Way to Understand the American Founding, September 16 ([link removed])
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What principles informed the American Founding?

It’s one of the biggest questions in the conservative movement today.

Some say America was founded on the idea that all men are created equal.

Others insist that we are heirs to centuries-old traditions of liberty and virtue that cannot be summed up in a mere slogan, no matter how noble.

Some even say that the “revolutionary” parts of our Founding corrupted America from the start.

You’re invited ([link removed]) to join Modern Age editor-in-chief Daniel McCarthy on Thursday, September 16, 2–4 p.m., at Washington D.C.’s historic Mayflower Hotel as he moderates a discussion with leading conservatives from all sides of this debate.

You’ll hear from:
* Acclaimed podcast host and national bestselling author Michael Knowles

* Hillsdale research fellow Michael Anton, who served on the National Security Council under President Donald J. Trump and is the author of “The Flight 93 Election” and The Stakes: America at the Point of No Return

* Reason magazine managing editor Stephanie Slade

* New York Times bestselling author Kevin Gutzman, who has written the only Jeffersonian account of American constitutional history

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—William Galston


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