In First Things, Matthew B. Crawford explores four interrelated modes for the rise of what he terms “antihumanism,” simplified as: people are stupid, we are obsolete, we are fragile and we are hateful. The resulting lack of popular self-respect and elite contempt facilitates totalitarianism. Crawford suggests society – people – must reclaim their self-respect as humans with inherent worth.

Palestinian Culture: Unique in its Own Destructive Way
Although the Palestinian Authority enjoys an array of cultural departments and programs, A.J. Caschetta in Jewish World Review finds that all of it – art, education, literature, poetry, music, education and film – is oriented to two goals: the vilification of Jews and the destruction of Israel. Caschetta notes this is in sharp contrast to Arab and Muslim traditions, which include myriad aesthetically normal cultural works. Palestinianism, Caschetta finds, is “a very sick culture”, driven by resentment and fuelled by hate.


