Orson Scott Card and the Decline of the West

Great essay from Orson Scott Card on the damage that Western "intellectuals" are doing to America, freedom, and as a direct result, the rest of the world. via Michael Ledeen in the Corner

Ender's Game has been one of my favorite books since I first read it about six years ago, and I was very happy to find out that the author is, if not a true conservative, at the very least a blue dog Democrat, and certainly willing to speak out against the cowardice that seems to have infected the left.

I'm torn between wanting to see a movie made of Ender's Game as soon as possible, and wanting to make sure it's done right. In my mind, it would be one of the single most difficult novels to film well, and care would have to be taken that the themes and intensity are not sacrificed on the altar of political correctness. Its ideas of self-sacrifice and the regrettable but occasional need for overwhelming force and brutality in order to prevent further battle are extremely relevant today, but done by the wrong director, it could be a debacle, a mockery of itself. (See: Starship Troopers)