Why Western Civilization is Important

• Why Western Civilization is Important -- Why Western Civilization Made the Modern World Possible, Why It Must Be Studied, and Why It Deserves to Be Revered
• A Call for the Return to Formality -- Here is a simple truth. To show respect for something, you have to treat it differently from everything else
• The Semiotics of Deference: A Case for the Restoration of Formality in American Life -- Modern American society has undergone a marked and measurable decline in formality across nearly every domain of life: linguistic conventions, dress codes, institutional rituals, and interpersonal conduct. This shift is often framed as progress, an emancipation from rigid hierarchies and unnecessary constraints. Yet such a framing is incomplete.