The Fleming Foundation Cultural Commentary

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A Most Sinister Villain

Alzheimer’s is a most sinister villain. It is one that cannot be pursued and apprehended. It cannot be incarcerated or brought to justice. No correction nor reformation is possible. Retribution and satisfaction are elusive to the victim and the weary family. If it was a man, I would challenge it to a duel.

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A Botched Civilization, Part 1 of 2

The First World War was a defining moment for the civilization of Europe.  The first war and its inevitable successor have been called Europe’s civil war, and there is truth in this characterization.  Divided by language, religion, and culture, the nations of Europe were united in a common civilization.  But if the two conflicts were part of a European civil war, they were also the beginning of the end of Europe and Christendom, whose memory is now preserved only in libraries, museums, and some churches.