Welcome

This being my debut jaunt into the blogosphere, I think I should take a moment to introduce this site with the hope that it might be a worthwhile and interesting read for anyone so inclined to visit. From the perspective of a young conservative-minded man in Albany, New York, this blog will consist of the observations to be made in modern American society and the significance that they might hold in our lives. To my dismay, I believe the United States, and Western world in general, are today suffering from major cultural decay. The evidence is all around us. It is by looking at the attitudes and perceptions of our neighbors, the constant flood of white noise from the media, and the shocking lack of principles and morality among our politicians and celebrities that we can plainly see all is not well in America today. One might conclude that we are on a sinking ship, and all that can be done is observe the decline into darkness from its deck. Perhaps this can be averted, however, if the observations are heeded. It is my hope that Western Civilization might soon experience a revival of genuine culture that will pluck us up out of what historians like Jacques Barzun have called an age of “decadence.” Hopefully this blog can be a place of solace and sanity for those frustrated and disheartened by the current state of American society. Here I will relay my thoughts on everything from religion to sports to politics, hoping to avoid becoming overly concentrated in any one category. Although topics of a decidedly political nature seem to dominate the realm of social commentary today, the discussions on this blog will move beyond that into something of a broader cultural critique. This may sound like an ambitiously macroscopic endeavor, but in reality all of Western culture is composed of the little things we do and see every day. And through an awareness of and appreciation for what makes us what we are, we can come to a fuller realization of our communities and world. It is in the spirit of Alexis de Tocqueville’s classic masterpiece Democracy in America that I will go about this social analysis, noting both the shortcomings and advantages of life in modern American. So please visit often and feel free to join the discussion.

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