In her wonderful book, “The Battle for God,” Karen Armstrong, drawing on the work of other eminent scholars, introduces us to a central reason why there has been a resurgence of religious fundamentalism in Judaism, Christianity, and Islam in the modern world. Indeed, her book points out some intriguing and insightful parallels between all three…

Commentary The other day I happened to have commercial dealings with a guy whose name and accent made clear he was from Russia. So here’s what I told him about the invasion of Ukraine: nothing. Not because I don’t care about Ukraine. I do, on humanitarian and strategic grounds. The reason I didn’t give Boris…

A lot of people, including yours truly, grouse about the state of our culture these days. Over our morning cup of coffee in the kitchen, in our living rooms, and on our porches and decks, we pass some of the time complaining about the decline of civilization, manners, and morals in the United States. The…

More than three-quarters of voters believe it’s important that traditional values of Western civilization to be taught in schools, a new poll revealed on Thursday. According to the result of a Rasmussen Report survey, 78 percent of respondents said they believe that it is at least “somewhat important” for schools to “teach the traditional values…