Rod Dreher
Conservative journalist @amconmag, Orthodox Christian, Southerner, eclecticist. Author of 'The Benedict Option,' & "arch-reactionary" (The Grauniad)
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Stonewall’s ‘Gift’
Desire untethered from anything but individual will is a universal solvent of social bonds
Standing In A Prague Sunbeam
Roger Scruton on how Czech anti-communist dissidents fought alienation and despair
Touchstone Conference
Rod Dreher
Big @touchstonemag fall 2019 conference going to be about the #BenedictOption. I'm going to be there with a red Solo cup, because so will @drmoore, and I am NOT going to make my brother stumble. You come too
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Cascina San Benedetto: A Family Monastery
Young Italian Catholic families launch a Benedict Option project
Rod Dreher
I couldn't possibly be more excited about this terrific #BenedictOption project launched by three young Catholic families in Italy. Read all about it in this interview
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The Sacred Mission To Destroy Normality
The lines of culture war battle become ever more clear
The Mark Of The Woke
Woke Capitalism tightens the noose around Izzy Folau
Lillian Gish Name Removed From Campus Theater For ‘Birth Of A Nation’ Role
Bowling Green State University has removed actress Lillian Gish’s name from a campus theater because of her part in D.W. Griffith’s Birth of a Nation. Gish starred in the 1915 silent fi…
Cardinal Sarah: “We must rebuild the cathedral … We do not need to invent a new Church”
Rod Dreher
I hope and pray that the Catholic Church receives this great man as its pontiff one day.
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Ravelry - a knit and crochet community
Rod Dreher
The knitting and crocheting community takes a bold stand against Trump. Who will be president forever.
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Colorado gets almost 2 feet of snow on the first day of summer
In Colorado, a summer storm brought nearly 2 feet of snow to some areas. And on Friday severe storms ripped off roofs and downed power lines in parts of Tennessee. The strong storms are being blamed for the deaths for at least three people. More...
Fruit Liqueur | Hampshire
Buy hand-crafted English liqueurs from Dampney's Remarkable Drinks at remarkabledrinks.co.uk.
Rod Dreher
I'm drinking this now. It's made by a family in rural Hampshire, who concocts it in their living room. It is the most delicious thing. If you are fortunate enough to live in England, find it here: remarkabledrinks.co.uk pic.twitter.com/09kIfQcMgO
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In Search Of Tom Bombadil’s Cottage
On the value of a day spent in the English countryside
Rod Dreher
@JohnOSullivanNR And here's a shorter one I wrote nearer to the beginning of my trip. It involved a beer festival in rural Hampshire (<-- one of the happiest phrases in the English language).
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Tucker: US came within minutes of war with Iran
President Trump cancels strike against Iran in retaliation for shooting down Navy drone. #Tucker #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX B...
Rod Dreher
Everybody watch @TuckerCarlson give John Bolton and others hell on Mideast warmongering. Keep in mind that Tucker is one of the only things standing between the US and a disastrous war with Iran
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The Joy Of Blighty
From Isaac Newton to Willy Loman, the Dreher family vacation in England rolls towards its conclusion
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Rod Dreher
Happy to be home, but happy to have had such a great family trip to England. Highlights
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Pride Shop
Shop for Pride Shop. Buy products such as LGBT American Flag Rainbow All Over Womens T-Shirt at Walmart and save.
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Rod Dreher
Huh. I did not realize that @Walmart has an online Pride shop, and that you can buy accessories there to queer your kids. You learn something new about American capitalism every day. walmart.com/browse/pride-s… pic.twitter.com/2v7dZtdSKd
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Urged to Launch an Attack, Trump Listened to the Skeptics Who Said It Would Be a Costly Mistake
Meetings and memos aside, the president trusted his instincts more than institutions and was willing to defy a roomful of advisers.
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Rod Dreher
So, it looks like we have Tucker Carlson to thank for the fact that we are not at war with Iran right now. My God. THANK YOU @TuckerCarlson! Thank you!
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Support for Trump in Louisiana plunges, poll says; here's how this could help Gov. John Bel Edwards
A clear majority of Louisiana voters don’t want Donald Trump to win a second term as president, an independent poll shows.
Rod Dreher
Hmm. Independent Louisiana poll shows Trump's numbers plunging in the state, which he easily won in 2016
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UK court orders forced abortion for disabled woman
A British judge has authorized doctors to perform an abortion on a pregnant Catholic woman with developmental disabilities and a mood disorder, despite the objections of the woman’s mother and the woman herself. The woman is 22 weeks pregnant.