GUEST POETRY: ‘The Repaganization of Motherhood’ By Walt Garlington

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*Note: Once again, I am beyond grateful to present another outstanding poem by the one and only Walt Garlington. Thank you sir! Many things have gone astray in the postmodern collapse, motherhood being but one of them. Walt offers a stark comparison and contrast, then to now. Read on! 

 

‘The Repaganization of Motherhood’
By Walt Garlington

 

In the days when Hadrian held the reigns
Of the Roman state, a fruitful olive tree
Growing in the Italian land, Sophia,
Godly-minded, brought forth three children,
A cluster of virtues, Faith, Hope, and Love,
Who, for their faithfulness to Jesus Christ,
Were brought before the Emperor himself.
Interrogating the daughters one by one,
Growing wrathful at their constancy in Christ,
Each he had tortured and slain, as their mother
Encouraged them in their sufferings
To remain steadfast, till a martyr’s crown
They received. Rejoicing in their triumphant feat,
And burying the precious relics
Of their bodies, the fruit of her womb
Made holy through the contest with the foe,
Sophia hastened to join them in Heaven,
Reposing three days after, slain in spirit.

In the days when an abstract People,
Strange non-entity, supposedly govern themselves,
Mothers take forms found in ancient pagan myths,
Monstrous creatures who their offspring murder
For a self-centered reason, consign them
To oblivion without a grave to rest in,
And console their consciences with the salve
Of support from fellow heartless women,
Or seek death to silence the Voice of God within.
Such the Cyclopean spirit that pervades:
A fitting friend for the ghost of Prometheus
That fills that hearts of men with loathsome hubris.

BOOK REVIEW: Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome, Episode IV: Secret Lovers by Chris Orcutt

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Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome, Episode IV: Secret Lovers by Chris Orcutt

Review by Perrin Lovett

 

Say, friends, do you enjoy a good visible polyrhythm? Yeah, I didn’t know that was a thing either, not until I read chapter 21 of today’s subject work of incredible fiction. But trust me, you’ll enjoy it: the dance moves, something Robert Palmer’s dancers would have shimmied along with, and the book. And that book is Secret Lovers, the fourth episode in Chris Orcutt’s Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome, the epic that literally brings the 1980s back to life. 

(©Have Pen, Will Travel. Cover design by Victoria Heath Silk.)

*Orcutt, Chris, Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome, Episode IV: Secret Lovers, New York: Have Pen, Will Travel, 2026.

New York novelist Chris Orcutt has three solid decades of experience crafting literature, with one of them dedicated almost exclusively to writing Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome (BTTA), a masterpiece roughly the length of In Search of Lost Time (Remembrance of Things Past) by Proust. Your reviewer had not really considered it before, but many of Orcutt’s themes in BTTA run along the same lines as those in Remembrance—young love, growing up, timing, appreciation of the arts, et cetera. Orcutt provides a new take on all of those familiar motifs, doing so abnormally well, while integrating elements Proust never touched on, such as action and adventure. Of course, the era and scene-setting are completely different. And that difference makes BTTA especially interesting to America’s Generation X: this is our memory of the past, of a time lost to four decades of temporal transit. And with Episode IV, Secret Lovers, Orcutt brings the past back to life in a way perhaps no other author has ever dared. On full display is Orcutt’s creative genius, impeccable precision, and nearly surreal attention to every little detail. Four episodes in, Secret Lovers might be your reviewer’s favorite so far. Why? Part of it has to do with much of the nostalgia I’ve mentioned in my previous reviews. But the main reason is that it is simply a damned good story! So let’s dive right in.

I hereby incorporate all points of my previous reviews of Bad Boy, True Blue, and Danger Zone as if each point were restated in full. In Secret Lovers, the literary roller coaster goes so fast and hard that one might be well-advised to go limp and just let it ride. Avery “Ace” Craig keeps up the heroic questing readers have come to expect and enjoy as he intrepidly ventures into new territory, all of it set to our glorious 1980s music. The pop-rock flows, as do more classical themes. Orcutt even breaks down the exact timing within a few tunes he references: see “Bugler’s Dream and Olympic Fanfare Medley” on page 35. Also, “The Devil Went Down to Georgia” never hurt any book!

As with the other episodes, Secret Lovers shifts gears again — ”drop a gear and disappear,” as the saying goes. This time, instead of slowing, as in Danger Zone, the days roll right along in the story, though each part and act is examined in close detail. And there is an intensification covering many fronts. The result is a thrilling experience that will have the reader on the edge of his seat, scratching his head, pondering, cheering, fearing, and feeling a sense of awe. In short, it’s a spectacular book. And Orcutt has plenty of room to work, as Secret Lovers is the longest episode yet, 422 pages of riveting dramatic exhibition. The book’s chapters are not named—a point I think I failed to make previously; rather, each major scene within a chapter has its own catchy subtitle. For example, on or about page 257, the subtitle is “Gemma’s Fault.” But is it really? One will have to read chapter 17 to find out. Also, speaking of finding out, I’ll bet the seasoned reader likes Gemma. Right? And there’s a chance that more than a few Gemma fans liked those ‘80s video games. What if both of those likes were somehow combined? Read and see; you’ll dig it like a bee on pollen.

As the book opens, Avery sets about resolving the cliffhanger from the end of Danger Zone. Through great wit, selflessness, determination, and muscle, he saves himself and the two ladies he’s trapped with. By now, you know they’re Gemma and Beverly. Orcutt inserts a neat reference to Pheidippides during the sequence, and Avery creates his own legend, replete with a daydream, honors, and a bit of notoriety. His fame, however, leads to the loss of Penny as a girlfriend, something our hero had been contemplating anyway. Relief? Not exactly; from there things get complicated.

The reader will have to discover for himself who the title refers to, and there might be more than one choice or way of looking at matters. Here, I note that Orcutt does a fascinating job going inside the male mind, along with a look at its feminine counterpart. Things quickly escalate! Just when things feel cozy with Gemma, Caitlyn Cray returns. Avery is not opposed to the concept of the “side piece,” as they call her on the street. Nor does he turn down the chance to coach a gaggle of lovely young ladies towards a talent show victory. He also receives what might be the longest and deepest love note in literary history. The law gets involved. Again. And to make Pa happy, if or when Pa finds out, Avery flips the script and uses Latin in geometry class! Of course, he’d better come up with something soon, as there’s a problem with the latter subject. Regarding that problem, he now has an ally, though as of the end of Secret Lovers, they still haven’t concocted a plan that works. Towards the end, Avery even deals with a pesky Gamma stalker. And in the “Jones-Craig Alliance” sequence in chapter 24, he also has to contend with good, old-fashioned suave pretentiousness as it takes aim at his girl. One of them, anyway.

The whole plot moves along fluidly and rapturously thanks to Orcutt’s writing style, exorbitant attention to detail, and lucid imagination. Again, most uncannily, the time in Secret Lovers flows on as it did in the first two episodes; concurrently, keen consideration is given to everything, a detailed exploration just like in Danger Zone. Avery and company walk, run, struggle, and play in a world of details, those ordinary and highly unusual. 

As for the commonplace, it’s really more a matter of light or familiar things, like Orcutt’s use of the bygone department store, Caldor. There’s just something about it. I cannot recall whether I ever visited a Caldor store in person, back in the day; however, with Orcutt’s you-are-there storytelling, I might as well have. As an example of serious matters, the Chernobyl nuclear disaster is presented in an interesting context. 

Something very unusual and serious happens. Readers may know by now that Avery does a little moonlighting work for one of Uncle Sam’s alphabet agencies. In Secret Lovers, chapter 15, he gets involved with another one. See pages 212-232. I’ll not give the process away here, a form of junior “sheep dipping,” but Orcutt presents the matter convincingly and more realistically than one might imagine is possible. And this kind of scenario is not only possible, but very real. In fact, the situation comes across very much like what Udo Ulfkotte describes in Gekaufte Journalisten (Bought Journalists) and his own youthful recruitment by the West German BND. The gubmit recruiter nails two of Avery’s weaknesses, one of which is, as one might imagine, his susceptibility to influence by the fairer sex. While Orcutt’s usage is, of course, fictional, please know that the kind of thing he’s bringing to life really does exist. The scene is excellent and foreshadows the coming episodes of BTTA. We’ve got something to truly look forward to. Know that Avery may be hard-pressed in the future.

He’s already pressed, mostly concerning girls, as-is. Caitlyn and Gemma would be enough, but he also has loose ends and loose screws to wrap up with Inge and Irina. And more ladies too. The boy is smart, wicked smart, but he is sixteen. He spends a lot of the book wondering what he’s doing and why. The reader will ponder along with him. This installment really hit on all cylinders concerning the reading balance between your reviewer’s teenage past and his cresting-the-hill present. 

Secret Lovers ends with another cliffhanger. And the current suspenser has several parts: a ruse to placate an elderly neighbor; and two young women, mere feet apart, whose meeting would be catastrophic. The very end takes place in a gallery hall at the NYC Met. Unlike Caldor, I know for certain I have been to the Met. In fact, I’ve been in that gallery hall leading back to the lobby and exit. Here, despite Orcutt’s excellent description, I still can’t precisely recall my own experience there. Call it a vexing pleasure, something to be expected from this epic: BTTA: Where reading is always a pleasure.

Bodaciously True & Totally Awesome, Episode IV: Secret Lovers is, like the other episodes, a mandatory read. It launches on October 20, 2026, so pre-order it today. While you’re waiting, and if you’re not already up to speed, please review the following:

 

Education Resources Update: Homeschooling Children With Autism

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I am pleased as I can be to offer the first update to my education resources page in a while. This is something I have been remiss to include before now.

While researching The Substitute, I witnessed the way children on the autism spectrum are (mis)treated by some of the public schools. In brief, these children are largely compartmentalized like so many of their peers and shuffled along through the system. The results of the institutional efforts vary, of course, but much of it is maddening and heartbreaking. I suppose it never occurred to me, specifically, that these children would likely benefit from learning at home. Fortunately, others are not so blind. I owe a debt of gratitude to homeschooling educator Allison Williams and, especially, the young, talented, and insightful Miss Samantha for sending me the following article at ABA Masters Programs. Thank you, ladies.

Anna Harris, M.Ed. offers wonderful advice, a toolkit, for homeschooling children with autism: The Ultimate Homeschool Toolkit for Kids on the Spectrum: Strategies, Schedules & Support.

You might be wondering if you are qualified to teach your autistic child. However, most parents are capable of doing so, according to Autism Parenting Magazine. Your state’s guidelines are a great place to start. The HSLDA offers information on homeschooling by state.

Homeschooling any child requires tailoring the experience to their needs. This is even more true for children on the spectrum. Becoming familiar with the needs of your child and the best way they learn is a good first step. Some other good ways to help your child learn include:

Use a flexible schedule. This can be helpful to allow taking breaks whenever needed, make time for appointments, learning in any environment, and more.

Focus on the child’s strengths. The parent or caregiver who is providing the homeschooling has the opportunity to promote the child’s strengths through one-on-one learning. This can include affirmations of the child’s strengths and providing them with opportunities to succeed by giving them tasks that are related to what they are best at. Understanding a child’s strengths can also help create a curriculum that is less frustrating for the child than a traditional curriculum might be.

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Please read the whole thing. This may well be what you or someone you care about is looking for.

In other news, tomorrow I’ll have a review of the forthcoming next episode of BTTA by mi amigo Chris Orcutt!

FICTION ALERT: Tom Ironsides Returns in AURELIUS

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Tom Ironsides Returns in AURELIUS

 

Imagine a world where instead of voting for, supporting, siding with, or even worshipping wicked people, someone just shoots them. You’ve just glimpsed the story on the pages of Aurelius. Tom Ironsides is back, delivering the hard action people demanded. In this short, fast novella, Illuminati and Epstein-esque types have a very bad day courtesy of our hero. Much of the action was foreshadowed in The Substitute. Buy from Shotwell/Green Altar or Amazon. 

(© Green Altar Books 2026)

A great description from the Green Altar Books:

A dark mission. A ruthless enemy. One man standing between civilization and collapse.

In Aurelius, Tom Ironsides returns to the edge of a shadow world—one that does not merely threaten reality, but breaks into it with violence, cruelty, and merciless intent.

Europe is under threat.

Forces of domination and destruction are moving with brutal purpose. Their goal is not negotiation. It is control—through fear, violation, maiming, and murder. Ironsides is pulled into a fight where hesitation means defeat and mercy may come too late.

Fans of hard-edged action thrillers will find a hero forged for the dark.

With allies old and new, Ironsides takes the fight to enemies who believe civilization is ready to fall. But justice has only one chance: his discipline, his nerve, and his refusal to surrender ground to evil.

If you like relentless pacing, moral stakes, and uncompromising action, step into Aurelius and follow Tom Ironsides into the dark.

In addition to the main title, several semi-related short stories round out the book—some you’ve seen and some you haven’t. It’s a fun ride, though not necessarily for the faint of heart. I may have a walk-through video soon, so stay tuned for that.

What’s next? Hopefully, in the coming months, I’ll have a new modern romance novel, a fun little story set in the American South. It’s not as innocent as Athena, but fans of love and life will enjoy it. After that, if I feel like it, there may be another polemical action novella somewhat similar to Aurelius. And then, I already have a rough first draft of a hefty epic unlike most anything you’ve read before. It’s a little like And Quiet Flows the Don, a little like Glory and the Lightning, and maybe even a little like Dracula. Kindly allow me a year or so; the wait will be worth it. After that, there will be more!

AURELIUS is Live

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At long last, the wait is over. I am pleased to announce that AURELIUS is now available. I’ll have more about the book soon. For now, please read what the publisher says:

BUY FROM GREEN ALTAR

BUY FROM AMAZON

A dark mission. A ruthless enemy. One man standing between civilization and collapse.

In Aurelius, Tom Ironsides returns to the edge of a shadow world—one that does not merely threaten reality, but breaks into it with violence, cruelty, and merciless intent.

Europe is under threat.

Forces of domination and destruction are moving with brutal purpose. Their goal is not negotiation. It is control—through fear, violation, maiming, and murder. Ironsides is pulled into a fight where hesitation means defeat and mercy may come too late.

Fans of hard-edged action thrillers will find a hero forged for the dark.

With allies old and new, Ironsides takes the fight to enemies who believe civilization is ready to fall. But justice has only one chance: his discipline, his nerve, and his refusal to surrender ground to evil.

If you like relentless pacing, moral stakes, and uncompromising action, step into Aurelius and follow Tom Ironsides into the dark.

And there’s much more! I recommend buying at least 42 copies!

Fall is in the Air

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Hello, dearest readers and friends. Today, I would like to discuss my new novella, AURELIUS! That, of course, can’t be accomplished just yet. Soon. Soonish? Whatever.

Instead, I simply give thanks for the cooler weather of my favorite season, the blessed fall or autumn. It’s here right now in the Northern Hemisphere.

And that is all for now. More book stuff asap!

P

PS: Read, if you will, Jose Miguel’s piece today about the changing world of international monetary matters: https://josemiguel1492.substack.com/p/cental-bank-independence

Discussion Summary: The Future of Books and Information in the Multipolar World

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The Future of Books and Information in the Multipolar World

Summary of discussion with the Metapolitics Think Tank

 

On Monday, August 31, 2026 of the Gregorian calendar, I sat down with Taha Jahandideh of the Metapolitics Think Tank in Iran for a forum discussion of books, literacy, culture, and more in the emerging multipolar era. We were joined by several other gentlemen from America, Europe, and West Asia, including Speculum Orientis and Constantin von Hoffmeister, in a session that lasted approximately 90 minutes. Here follows a summary of some of what was discussed, as compiled by Taha, whom I cannot thank enough, in Persian and English.

First, I note that by the Islamic or Persian solar calendar, the date coincided with Mawlid, the birthday of the Prophet Muhammad, a blessing be upon Him. As such, I thanked the majority Muslim forum for hosting the event on a sacred holiday. Further, I relayed what I considered an amazingly apropos quote, given the topic of our discussion. The first public, inspired words spoken by the Prophet, according to Sura Al-’Alaq 96:1, were: “READ! In the name of the Lord.” Finding this point inspirational, I then followed up with Proverbs 1:7: “Fear of the Lord is the beginning of knowledge.” We then jumped right into what was a lively and informative talk. 

My conclusory notes are at the very end. The summary is published on Telegram here:

https://t.me/metapolitic/122

https://t.me/metapolitic/123

https://t.me/metapolitic/124

Persian:

عصر پساسواد: مسخ عامدانه اطلاعات و سنت در جهان غرب

🔻پرین لاویت، نویسنده و تحلیلگر آمریکایی، در نشستی با میزبانی اندیشکده فراسیاست، ضمن تشریح بحران «پسا-سوادآموزی» در آمریکا، آمار تکان‌دهنده‌ای از افول سواد و کتاب‌خوانی و نفوذ هنر شیطانی در کلیساها و معماری سنتی غرب ارائه کرد و آن‌ها را بخشی از برنامه و جنگ فرهنگی سیستماتیک علیه مسیحیت، معنویت و سنت‌ دانست.

متن کامل 

🔻به گزارش روابط عمومی اندیشکده فراسیاست، لاویت در این نشست عصر پسا-سوادآموزی را نه صرفا یک بی‌سوادی ساده، بلکه وضعیتی از بی‌سوادی دانست که در آن افراد توانایی خواندن دارند، اما عامدانه از خواندن متون عمیق و معنادار اجتناب می‌کنند. از منظر او، این وضعیت یک بحران تمدنی جهانی بوده و از منظر او، بقای تمدن غرب پس از توقف مطالعه مردم در عصر کنونی در هاله‌ای از ابهام است. لاویت با تلقی پسا-سوادآموزی به‌عنوان پدیده‌ای جهانی، به نقل از یک نویسنده روس اشاره کرد که ما دیگر انسان‌های اهل مطالعه و کتاب‌خوان نیستیم و گویا آن جهان برای همیشه به پایان رسیده است. با این حال، او بیان کرد که نباید امید تاریخی خود را جهت رهایی از این وضعیت از دست داد و با استناد به شکایت هزیود از جوانان در قرن هشتم پیش از میلاد یادآور شد که یونان باوجود آن جوانان، همچنان پابرجا ماند.

🔻لاویت در این گفت‌وگو آمار و اطلاعات متعددی درباره افول کتاب‌خوانی و وضعیت تحصیلی در آمریکا ارائه کرد. در آزمون بلک هاوس و بر اساس مطالعه‌ای که در دو دانشگاه غرب میانه آمریکا انجام شد، از میان ۸۵ دانشجوی رشته زبان و ادبیات انگلیسی، ۵۸ درصدعملا قادر به درک نوشتار چارلز دیکنز نبودند و تنها ۵ درصد توانستند خود را به عنوان خوانندگان کاملا باسواد اثبات کنند؛ او این یافته‌ها را با مشاهدات خود در دانشگاه‌های هاروارد، کلمبیا، جورجیا، شیکاگو و سایر مؤسسات علمی همخوان دانست و آمار رسمی نرخ باسوادی در آمریکا که معمولا بین ۳۰ تا ۴۰ درصد است را یک شیادی تلقی کرد.

🔻لاویت همچنین در این نشست به پنج سطح  سوادآموزی اشاره کرد و به باور او، سطح پنجم و نهایی، فهم و درک متون فلسفی است. او بیان داشت که فرد باسواد در این سطح نه‌ تنها متن را می‌خواند، بلکه می‌تواند ساختارهای فکری و پیش‌فرض‌های فلسفیِ نهفته در متن را بازشناسد و درباره آنها بیندیشد و این بالاترین سطح سواد است. از منظر او، این سطح نشان می‌دهد که چرا بحران پسا-سوادآموزی تا این اندازه نگران‌کننده است؛ زیرا جامعه‌ای که در آن تنها ۵ درصد از دانشجویان ادبیات در آزمون کاملا باسواد شناخته شدند، عملا از دستیابی به این سطح از درک فلسفی محروم می‌ماند.

🔻مهمان نشست همچنین به آمار دیگری اشاره کرد: ۴۰ درصد از دانش‌آموزان کلاس چهارم در آمریکا قادر به خواندن نیستند و بسیار کمتر از آن‌ها می‌توانند در سطح پایه تحصیلی خود مطالعه کنند؛ یک معلم که مسئول ۱۱۰ دانش‌آموز پایه هشتم بود، گزارش داد که تنها دو نفر از آن‌ها توانایی خواندن در سطح کلاس هشتم را دارند. او همچنین به مطالعه‌ای اشاره می‌کند که نشان می‌دهد از میان دانش‌آموزان دبیرستانی امروز، تنها ۲ درصد اخبار روزانه را می‌خوانند و یک‌سوم آن‌ها در یک سال گذشته هیچ چیزی را نخوانده‌اند. او علاوه بر آمار، به نشانه‌های فرهنگی نیز اشاره کرد: حذف بخش نقد کتاب از روزنامه‌های بزرگ، بازسازی کتابخانه‌های مدارس به فضاهای بزرگ با کتاب‌های اندک و رشد فروشگاه‌های کتاب صوتی به عنوان جانشینی ناکافی برای کتاب‌فروشی‌های واقعی.

🔻مهمان نشست در بخش دوم این برنامه، به مجموعه‌ای از وقایع درباب نفوذ هنر مدرن و پست‌مدرن در فضاهای مقدس غرب اشاره کرد و آن را بخشی عامدانه از جنگ فرهنگی سیستماتیک علیه تمدن سنتی و مسیحیت دانست؛ از منظر او، هنرهای پوچ‌گرایانه مدرن و پست مدرن، نه صرفا یک جریان زیبایی‌شناختی صرف، بلکه ابزاری برای تخریب فرهنگ غربی و سنت مسیحی است؛ از نگاه او، نصب دائمی و مکرر آثار جکسون پولاک و اکسپرسیونیسم انتزاعی و حتی نقاشی‌های کاریکاتوری از مسیح در اکثر کلیساهای اروپا، فضای عبادت را از قداست تهی کرده است. او بیان کرد که آنچه امروز در کاخ ورسای رخ می‌دهد، اقدامی برای تخریب فرهنگ غربی تا حدپوچی و ابتذال و تبدیل یک مکان کلاسیک، معنوی و زیبا به فضایی زشت، مدرن، بی‌روح و فلزی است؛ برای مثال تالار سنت پیتر واتیکان با قراردادن مجسمه‌سازی‌های جهنمی و شرارت عامدانه در هنر مدرن، به‌ویژه در کلیسای کاتولیک معاصر، با پرچم‌های همجنس‌گرایان و نقاشی‌های پوچ آمیخته شده است. برگزاری دیسکو و کوئیرپارتی در کلیساهای آلمان، آن هم در ایام مقدس مسیحیت، نه صرفا نشانه فروپاشی سنت‌گرایی غربی و سکولاریسم، بلکه شیطانی شدن مکان‌های معنوی است؛ به‌طوری که دیگر شاید نتوان کودکان را به کلیساها برد. از دیدگاه لاویت، این روند نه تصادفی، بلکه بخشی از یک جنگ فرهنگی سیستماتیک علیه تمدن سنتی و مسیحیت است که هنر مدرن و پست‌مدرن در آن نقش ابزار تخریب را ایفا می‌کند. از منظر او، آیت‌الله سیدعلی خامنه‌ای از تنها رهبران جهان بود  که علیه این شیطانی‌سازی ایستاد و برای مثال، از مراسم جنسی المپیک پاریس انتقاد کرده و از مقدسات ادیان الهی، از جمله عیسی مسیح دفاع کرد. این واکنش پس از بخشی از مراسم افتتاحیه المپیک ۲۰۲۴ پاریس صورت گرفت که گروهی از افراد از جمله چنددرگ کوئین مشهور با لباس‌های نیمه برهنه را در حال نشستن بر سر میزی نشان می‌داد که یادآور شام آخر عیسی مسیح با حواریونش بود.

🔻در پایان این نشست، راه‌حل‌های خروج از این بحران‌ها در چارچوبی عملی صورت‌بندی شد؛ از جمله اینکه دولت‌های مستقل از جهان لیبرال با سیاست‌گذاری دقیق و تربیت عوام و جلوگیری از فریب‌خوردن‌ آن‌ها توسط رسانه‌های جریان اصلی، تربیت و سوادآموزی را به‌مثابه عرصه‌ای مشابه تحریم‌شکنی و تولید صنعتی ‌ببینند: همان‌گونه که یک ملت برای ایستادگی در برابر تحریم‌ها به کار سخت وخودکفایی نیاز دارد، احیای سواد نیز بدون سخت‌کوشی و تلاش عامدانه جهت خروج از وضعیت موجود ممکن نیست. یکی از کانون‌های اصلی راه‌حل از نگاه لاویت، خانه و خانواده است؛ او والدین را مسئول اصلی آگاه‌سازی کودکان درباره ماهیت اطلاعات و منابع دانست و ویکی‌پدیا را به‌عنوان نمونه‌ای از منبع اطلاعاتی‌ای تلقی کرد  که به باور او، در پیوندی آشکار با نهادهای اطلاعاتی از جمله CIA است. لاویت آموزش و پرورش و مدارس دولتی را نه‌ تنها ناکارآمد، بلکه فعالانه مخرب دانست و خانه‌آموزی را به‌عنوان راهبردی جدی برای خروج از این وضعیت در جهان غرب پیشنهاد کرد.

🔻این تحلیلگر آمریکایی در پایان تأکید کرد که بحران پسا-سوادآموزی در یک روز پدید نیامده و با توصیه‌های ساده یا اتکا به نهادهای موجود، که خود بخشی از مسئله‌اند، برطرف نمی‌شود؛ از این‌رو، راه‌حل باید در سطحی بنیادین و با همان جدیتی دنبال شود که در مقابله با فشارهای ژئوپلیتیک به کار می‌رود. لاویت در همین چارچوب، روسیه را به‌عنوان الگویی برای اصلاح آموزش عالی معرفی کرد و بیان داشت که اگر کسی بخواهد سیستم‌های مشابه را در جای دیگر بهبود بخشد، ارزشمند است که ببیند در مسکو چه می‌گذرد.

English:

The age of post-literacy: deliberate misrepresentation of information and tradition in the Western world:

Perrin Lovett, an American writer and analyst, in a meeting hosted by the Institute for transcendence, while describing the “post-literacy” crisis in the United States, presented shocking statistics on the decline of literacy and reading and the influence of evil art in traditional Western churches and architecture, and considered them part of the program and systematic cultural war against Christianity, spirituality and tradition.

According to the Public Relations Department of the Metropolitan think tank, Lovett considered literacy not just a simple illiteracy, but a situation of illiteracy in which people are able to read, but deliberately avoid reading deep and meaningful texts. From his point of view, this situation has been a global civilization crisis, and from his point of view, the survival of Western civilization after stopping the study of people in the current era is in a haze of ambiguity. With post-literacy as a global phenomenon, Lovett quoted a Russian writer as saying that we are no longer people of study and reading, and that the world is over forever. However, he stated that he should not lose his historical hope for relief from this situation, and citing the complaint against young people in the eighth century BC, it was noted that Greece remained still despite those young people.

In the interview, Lovett provided numerous statistics and information about the decline of reading and the educational situation in the United States. In the Blackhouse test, based on a study conducted at two universities in the Midwest, out of 85 students in English language and literature, 58% were virtually unable to understand Charles Dickens ‘ writing, and only 5% were able to prove themselves as fully literate readers; he found these findings to be consistent with his observations at Harvard, Columbia, Georgia, Chicago, and other scientific institutions, and found that the official literacy rate in the United States, which is usually between 30 and 40 percent, was a he considered Shadi.

Lovett also referred to the five levels of literacy at the meeting, and his belief is the fifth and final level, understanding and understanding of philosophical texts. He stated that the literate person at this level not only reads the text, but can also recognize the intellectual structures and philosophical assumptions hidden in the text and think about them, and this is the highest level of literacy. From his point of view, this level shows why the post-literacy crisis is so worrying, because a society where only 5 percent of literature students were fully literate in the test is practically deprived of this level of philosophical understanding.

The guest of the meeting also pointed to other statistics: 40 percent of fourth-graders in the United States are unable to read and much fewer can study at their basic level; a teacher responsible for 110 eighth-graders reported that only two of them have the ability to read at the eighth grade level. He also points to a study that shows that of today’s high school students, only 2 percent read The Daily News, and one-third of them haven’t read anything in the past year. In addition to statistics, he also pointed to cultural signs: the removal of the book review section from large newspapers, the reconstruction of school libraries to large spaces with few books and the growth of audio book stores as an insufficient successor to Real bookstores.

The guest of the meeting in the second part of the program referred to a series of events about the influence of modern and postmodern art in the sacred spaces of the West and considered it a deliberate part of the systematic cultural war against traditional civilization and Christianity; from his point of view, modern and postmodern absurdist art is not merely a mere aesthetic current, but a tool for the destruction of Western culture and Christian tradition; from his point of view, the permanent and frequent installation of Jackson Pollock’s works and abstract expressionism and even paintings a caricature of Christ in most churches in Europe has deprived the worship space of holiness. He stated that what is happening in the palace of Versailles today is an attempt to destroy Western culture to the point of vulgarity and vulgarity and turn a classic, spiritual and beautiful place into an ugly, modern, soulless and metallic space; for example, the Hall of St. Peter of the Vatican is mixed with homosexual flags and absurd paintings by placing hellish sculptures and deliberate evil in modern art, especially in the contemporary Catholic Church. The holding of Discos and quirks in German churches, in the Holy Days of Christianity, is not merely a sign of the collapse of Western traditionalism and secularism, but the demonization of spiritual places, so that children may no longer be able to be taken to churches. From Lovett’s point of view, this process is not accidental, but part of a systematic cultural war against traditional civilization and Christianity, in which modern and postmodern art plays the role of means of destruction. From his point of view, Ayatollah Sayyid Ali Khamenei was among the only world leaders to stand against this demonization and, for example, criticized the Paris Olympics sex ritual and defended the sanctities of the divine religions, including Jesus Christ. The reaction came after part of the opening ceremony of the 2024 Paris Olympics, which saw a group of people, including the famous chandrag Quinn in half-naked clothes, sitting at a table reminiscent of Jesus Christ’s final dinner with his apostles.

At the end of the meeting, solutions to these crises were formulated in a practical framework, including that governments independent of the liberal world see education and literacy as similar areas of sanctions and industrial production by carefully policymaking and educating the masses and preventing them from being deceived by the mainstream media: just as a nation needs hard work and self-sufficiency to stand up to sanctions, so does reviving literacy without deliberate effort and effort to get out of the situation.it’s not possible. One of the main focuses of the solution from Lovet’s point of view is the home and the family; he considered parents to be the main responsible for educating children about the nature of information and resources, and considered Wikipedia as an example of an intelligence source that he believed was in a clear link with intelligence agencies including the CIA. Lovett called education and public schools not only inefficient, but also actively destructive, and suggested homeschooling as a serious strategy to get out of this situation in the Western world.

The American analyst concluded by stressing that the post-literacy crisis did not arise in one day and was not solved by simple recommendations or relying on existing institutions, which are themselves part of the problem; therefore, the solution should be pursued at a fundamental level and with the same seriousness that is used in dealing with geopolitical pressures. In the same framework, Lovett introduced Russia as a model for reforming higher education, stating that if one wants to improve similar systems elsewhere, it is valuable to see what is happening in Moscow.

Notes:

In addition to the unfolding situation in the US, Western Europe, West Asia, and Iran, we also discussed by proxy, Russia, as noted above, and China. Each area has unique issues along with those held universally in common. It was stated without much objection, that one of the primary problems afflicting modern Iran is not the war, nor the economy, but a sense of nihilism that has taken root among younger generations. This surprised me, though it certainly fits with the experiences of the modern/postmodern West. It suggests that we are all involved in a spiritual battle, something else we discussed: the current global conflagration is a matter of good versus evil, of Christians, Muslims, and allies against literal satanism. I think we held a total agreement on that point. 

One other thing I noticed was that each one of us was a little harder on his own particular culture than were the participants from other societies. Fortunately, we all bolstered and cheered each other as we probed possible solutions to our various quandaries. We did all of this as friends whilst an evil, idicotic war rages between our assorted parts of the global divide. I’d like to think others can do something similar. In fact, many are already doing so. A final thought is that all of us proceeded from the standpoint of honoring our heritages and traditions, honoring Almighty God, and seeking to preserve human dignity and peaceful civilization. No man had any trouble identifying our common and lowly enemy below. 

This was only my third tele-conference ever and it was the one I was most comfortable with. No technical problems! Here’s hoping for something similar in the not-too-distant future. And speaking of, very soon, I hope to have some independent good news about a certain little book!

Deo Vindice

9/11 – Twenty Five Years Later

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The silver anniversary of the belated implementation of Operation Northwoods has come. The false flag that really did change America.

What were you doing on this morning, back in 2001? And if anyone in America still remembers, do any of them still believe any part of the official narrative? Do any of you remember the old America, before 9/11, the Patriot Act, Bush v. Gore, utterly fake democracy, Too Big To Fail, so many wars, genocide(s), $20 hamburgers, Flock cameras, COVID, and all the other calamities?

I remember. It wasn’t perfect, but it was much better than the sad excuse of a nation we have today.

Its probably safe to call Tuesday, September 11, 2001, the day the old America, however one wants to describe it back at that very late hour, died. And it won’t be long before the fallen remnants are swept away. If you’re capable, then be ready for the duration and the rebuilding.

Talking Books in Persia

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On Monday, I will speak to the Metapolitics think tank In Iran regarding books, education, and more. The live link, etc:

It will be most interesting. Kindly join us if you can. Many thanks to Taha for inviting me!

UPDATE, 8/31/26: I’ll call the meeting a success. The gracious host is compiling a recording or transcript; I’ll post it asap. P