Rod and Kale ruminate on what our moment
heralds for us in the West. Rod's offers further thoughts on his
experience of watching his home from afar, and how perspectives can
be shaped by being a "stranger in a strange land."
Why is the future, which has been
located optimistically in the West and in the concept of Freedom,
suddenly up for grabs. In his conversations with ordinary
Hungarians, many voice a skepticism of their own government, but
also a genuine distaste for the external threats of
immigration and the internal threats of gender ideology.
Is our faith in the future at stake? Can
the West muster the energy and focus to play the role of future
shaper? Or will China's brand of capital diplomacy be our
future?
Both think we are at the end of
something big...and perhaps as a culture, we really are in fact
crazy.
A new podcast from The American Conservative, presented by Kale Zelden and bestselling author Rod Dreher, exploring faith, culture, and public affairs.