September 2004 
Holding the Pass(Comments Off)
It has been ten years since the death, at his home in the village of Mecosta, Michigan, of Russell Kirk, author of The Conservative Mind and one of the main spokesmen for organized American conservatism as it was known throughout his life.
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Fighting Among the Hedgerows
Every nation and ethnicity has its own story to tell, its own take on the history of the world, and it cannot really tell that story in the presence of many outsiders, especially outsiders with rival versions. In Ireland, before the days of government schooling, Protestants went to their schools, and Catholics either had to be educated among the hedgerows or, when the nice Englishmen graciously gave their permission, in Catholic schools. This is unacceptable to liberal universalists, who insist that there can be no justice so long as one man can regard his own culture and religion as superior to another man’s culture and religion.
Children—Our Future or Our Past?—September 2004
Thomas Fleming on saving culture, B.K. Eakman on the massive failure of American public education, and Michael McMahon on parenting and teaching in Britain. Plus, William Lutz with a second look at education in Texas, and Alberta Carosa on celebrating Mass with Mel Gibson.
Instinct for the Capillaries: The 9-11 Commission Report
The National Commission on Terrorist Attacks Upon the United States (the 9-11 Commission) released its report to much media fanfare in late July. Although the commissioners labored mightily, they have given birth to a mouse. The report is safe, cautious, and eminently bipartisan. In other words, it largely avoids discussing the most serious issues surrounding the threat that radical Islamic terrorism poses to America.
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