Rod Dreher
Conservative journalist , Orthodox Christian, Southerner, eclecticist. Author of 'The Benedict Option,' & "arch-reactionary" (The Grauniad)
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BC Judge Gags Thought Criminal Dad
The American Conservative 16h 1 tweets
His daughter is a biological female -- but a Canadian judge forbids him to say so
Scientists Create Speech From Brain Signals
Nytimes.com 16h 15 tweets
A prosthetic voice decodes what the brain intends to say and generates (mostly) understandable speech, no muscle movement needed.
Rod Dreher Great news for the paralyzed -- but me being me, I'm wondering about interrogators wiring up a political prisoner for questioning, and getting his brain to say what he refuses to say with his mouth. 16h
There Should Be More Rituals!
Nytimes.com 57h 11 tweets
The small acts that keep a society together.
Rod Dreher Social anthropologist Paul Connerton says that societies that hold on to their identity in modernity are those that tell their sacred story in collective ritual involving the body. 44h
Sri Lanka Muslims Had Warned Officials About Group Behind Attack
Bloomberg.com 3d 7 tweets
For members of Sri Lanka’s Muslim community, it’s no surprise that local jihadist group National Thowheed Jamath is being blamed for deadly bombings that killed nearly 300 people on Easter Sunday.
Rod Dreher Important. In 2002, a Jewish friend working in counterintelligence told me that some of their best sources were Muslims, & that we shouldn't assume that because most Muslims are silent publicly, that they support terrorism. Their lives are at risk too. 44h
Legutko: Enemy Of The <i>Politruks</i>
The American Conservative 46h 9 tweets
Polish scholar speaks out on thought crimes and Middlebury College
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Rod Dreher EXCLUSIVE: Ryszard Legutko speaks out on Middlebury College cancelling his lecture, and on the battle for civilization within universities 46h
Rod Dreher I just re-read this Legutko interview from yesterday. This man is brave and prophetic. If you haven't seen this yet, you must. If you have, re-read it and take his words to heart. 18h
Woke Capitalism Is Our Enemy
The American Conservative 3d 1 tweets
The soft Stasi-fication of the American workplace
Rod Dreher The Stasi-fication of the American workplace 3d
Freddy: A Totem Of Totalitarian Tenderness
The American Conservative 4d 1 tweets
Sentimental documentary about transgender man who gestated a baby is a warning about our posthuman future
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Rod Dreher It is a beautiful Easter Sunday. Rejoice! But don't be fooled: the shadow of Mordor is falling fast on us all. 4d
Tom Ford, Fragrant Vegan Vampire
Nytimes.com 5d 5 tweets
How a designer known for sex and excess became a devoted family man — and C.F.D.A. chief!
Rod Dreher OMG, I thought I was the only one! I'm so glad now that I don't have to lie to Diane anymore: 5d
Storm Clouds Over Tulsa
City Journal 7d 10 tweets
Inside the academic destruction of a proud private university
A ★★★★½ review of Graduation (2016)
Victor Morton - Letterboxd.com 5d 1 tweets
GRADUATION (Cristian Mungiu, Romania, 2017) 9 R This is what a Structure of Sin looks like.  First viewing I was expecting a story of moral decline spinning out of control, a la A SIMPLE PLAN, but that's incorrect. That was the story of a good man...
Rod Dreher wrote a spot-on review 5d
The American Conservative’s 2019 Gala
The American Conservative 6d 2 tweets
Join the editors and leadership of The American Conservative for this special occasion to celebrate our history and build a movement committed to advancin
Off the Shelf: Sohrab Ahmari's "From Fire, by Water"
National Review 6d 4 tweets
Reading Sohrab Ahmari’s book was like a providential breeze blowing over the embers of faith, and giving the fire a gust.
The Meaning of Notre Dame in a Humanist Age
The American Conservative 6d 1 tweets
A country whose revolution tried to erase history has drawn us mercifully back to our past.
The Moral Collapse Of Middlebury College
The American Conservative 6d 1 tweets
A shocking secret recording shows faculty capitulating to militant wokesters
Rod Dreher You've got to listen to this! 6d
Civilisation (1969) Part 2 of 13 - The Great Thaw [HD]
YouTube 6d 1 tweets
I do not own this video, and all rights go to the BBC. No copyright infringement is intended in this video. It is to be used for educational or entertainment...
Rod Dreher I'm going to need trauma care and deprogramming: 6d
Tucker: Beto's campaign is dead
YouTube 7d 3 tweets
Former 2020 favorite Beto O'Rourke overshadowed by Indiana Mayor Pete Buttigeig. #Tucker #FoxNews FOX News operates the FOX News Channel (FNC), FOX Business ...
Middlebury College Bristles Over Planned Forum Featuring Polish Conservative
Seven Days 8d 2 tweets
More than 300 students and faculty at Middlebury College have signed a letter protesting a lecture scheduled for Wednesday by conservative Polish politician, philosopher and...
Congratulations Jason Kenney
The American Conservative 8d 1 tweets
He came to Walker Percy Weekend 2017. Now he's been elected premier of Alberta. Coincidence? I think not!
Rod Dreher We have only 30 tickets left for Walker Percy Weekend 2019. Come visit us -- the guy you drink bourbon with may end running a Canadian province! 8d
C.S. Lewis’s Benedict Option
The American Conservative 8d 1 tweets
Long before the '60s, the great Christian apologist perceived that things were coming apart.
Rod Dreher C.S. Lewis’s Benedict Option | The American Conservative 8d
$1 billion raised to rebuild Paris' Notre Dame after fire
AP NEWS 8d 1 tweets
PARIS (AP) — Nearly $1 billion has already poured in from ordinary worshippers and high-powered magnates around the world to restore the fire-ravaged Notre Dame Cathedral in Paris, after the...