Author Archives: Jonathon Van Maren

State of the Culture: Killing dragons and doctors in exile

By Jonathon Van Maren Sorry for the late update this week—I’m still on a campus [...]

Donald Trump versus the Media

By Jonathon Van Maren I can now tell you, with almost complete certainty, what the [...]

State of the Culture: Porn, tolerance, and Game of Thrones

By Jonathon Van Maren The culture update is a day late this week, because I’ve [...]

State of the Culture: Donald Trump and rainbow hockey

By Jonathon Van Maren The news this week ranged from frustrating to nauseating—David Daleiden’s indictment, [...]

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David Daleiden: The Man Who Knows Too Much

By Jonathon Van Maren Shoot the messenger. It’s the oldest trick in the book. For [...]

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Flowers at Auschwitz

By Jonathon Van Maren This week marks the 71st anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz, [...]

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State of the Culture: The Doctor Will Kill You Now

By Jonathon Van Maren For those of you still brave enough to be reading these [...]

State of the Culture: Richard Dawkins and the refugees

By Jonathon Van Maren Another week gone by, and time for the culture update. The [...]

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The best of George Jonas

By Jonathon Van Maren George Jonas, one of Canada’s few great writers and public intellectuals, [...]

State of the Culture: So It Begins

Just in case you were having a pleasant week, I’ve got this week’s culture update [...]