Once the miasma hovering over Western society is blown away and there is an opening through which one can see a little more clearly, the emotional attachment to the shallow type of person so admired today — politicians, movie and rock stars, professional athletes, emaciated models, industrial magnates, self-help gurus, and all the so-called experts — suddenly loses all its lustre and appeal. Continue reading
Monthly Archives: November 2007
There is no more Vendee
Vendée is a region in Western France bordering the Atlantic. For resisting the French Revolution, the Vendeans paid a heavy price. General Westermann eventually reported to the welfare committee: “There is no more Vendee, my republican fellow citizens! It died beneath our sabers along with its women and children. I … Continue reading
All Soul’s Day
All Soul’s Day by Charles Maurras From where I am writing, I can, by turning a little, see the complete set of Bossuet’s books stacked up on the shelves familiar to me, and I have on this table, the Histoire des Variations, that I can open at my liking, assured … Continue reading