John Horvat

John Horvat II is a scholar, researcher, educator, international speaker, and author of the book Return to Order, as well as the author of hundreds of published essays. He lives in Spring Grove, Pennsylvania, where he is the vice president of the American Society for the Defense of Tradition, Family and Property.

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Politics

December 26, 2019

Why Greta Thunberg Should Be Time’s 'Person of the Year'

4 ½ min

By naming Greta Thunberg, Time is presenting a perfect postmodern archetype. Her story expresses well postmodernity’s rejection of Western Christian civilization.
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Culture

October 23, 2018

The American Descent Into Uncivil War

5 ½ min

Civil wars happen when there is a profound philosophical incompatibility inside a nation.
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Culture

August 2, 2018

How Mom and Pop Stores Are Defeating Amazon and Walmart in India

5 min

When a social order favors the development of families and communities, corresponding business models also appear.
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Literature

July 16, 2018

Robert Frost, Original Sin, and Why Good Fences Make Good Neighbors

6 ¼ min

The liberal rage against the border wall has much to do with the nature of boundaries. Walls, borders, and fences are manifestations of restraint. Fallen humanity naturally resists the restraints of order that keep the unbridled passions under control. Walls are needed to keep the peace…
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Culture

September 1, 2017

The Clash of the Hurricane Movements

4 ¾ min

What characterizes a hurricane man is his willingness to go outside the customs and laws that normally govern society.
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Education

August 28, 2017

Did Medieval Medicine Ever Work?

4 ¾ min

At a lecture given at the Library of Congress, medievalist and biologist Erin Connelly discussed the relevance of medieval medicine.
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Culture

June 15, 2017

‘Fear of Missing Out’ is Not a New Condition

4 ¼ min

Those who don’t want to miss out on an “urgent” text message or email must reorient their desires toward those spiritual goods found in the good, true, and beautiful…
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Culture

May 4, 2017

3 Reasons To Consider an Internet Detox

4 ¼ min

The important thing is to break the consensus that says such self-control cannot be done.
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Culture

October 6, 2016

The Reason College Students Are Using Coloring Books

4 ¼ min

The descent from classics to coloring books appears absurd to most people.
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Culture

June 22, 2016

What Is the Cause of our Angry Politics?

4 ½ min

The answer can be found in a five-letter word that begins with a T.
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Culture

March 28, 2016

The Emperor Is Wearing Pajamas: The Decline of Dress

4 ½ min

Everyone knows that clothes make a difference. The evidence is irrefutable. Yet so many bizarre fashions still dominate.
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