Day 1,694: motley, statist

Today Donald Trump, Viktor Orban and a motley crew of Western politicians have demolished that orthodoxy, constructing in its place a statist, “anti-woke” conservatism that puts national sovereignty before the individual.

The growing peril of national conservatism

Artwork of the day 
Himalayas. Spoors of motley mountains.
Nicholas Roerich
Date: 1943
Style: Symbolism
Genre: landscape
Media: cardboard, tempera
Dimensions: 30.6 x 45.7 cm

Word of the day 
motley: consisting of many different types that do not appear to go together:
statist: supporting or based on the principle of statism, the principle that the government should own or control most of a country's industry and economy:

Quote of the day
“A motley crew of racist, sin-sick, spiritual zombies is now one body under Christ. And individually they are new creations walking in humility, gentleness, and patience”

― Gloria Furman, Alive in Him: How Being Embraced by the Love of Christ Changes Everything