There are thousands of cultures but only one civilization. Along with millions of others, you and I also prefer civilization to any of the countless cultures we could have lived in. But, civilization is a frighteningly fragile flower. What happens when we clip that flower off its roots? Why does it take so much more work and time to build a house than to demolish it? What does that have to do with the advantages that liberalism, progressivism, and socialism seem to possess among many young voters?