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Good? — by what standard? by Ayn Rand

John Galt, in Atlas Shrugged: “Through centuries of scourges and disasters, brought about by your code of morality, you have cried that your code had been broken, that the scourges were punishment for breaking it, that men were too weak and too selfish to spill all the blood it required. You damned man, you damned existence, you damned this earth, but never dared to question your code. … You went on crying that your code...

The Foundation of Human Rights: A Misguided Universalism

Beyond Human Rights: Defending Freedoms by Alain de Benoist is a profound critique of modern human rights, challenging the ideological underpinnings that have transformed them from a means of protecting individual freedoms into a tool for homogenization and global political dominance. De Benoist delves into the historical and philosophical roots of human rights, arguing that their current form has deviated far from their original intent and has been weaponized to serve Western hegemonic interests. One...

Brains in Vats Paradox

The Decline of the West: A Traditionalist Perspective on the Crisis of Modernity

In “Crisis of the Modern World,” René Guénon vividly describes a troubling phenomenon: the spread of Western confusion into the East, threatening the very foundations of ancient traditions. This theme of decline, which echoes through the works of both Guénon and Julius Evola, challenges us to confront the forces undermining the spiritual and intellectual foundations of society. The decline of the West is not merely a regional issue; it is a global crisis that demands...