Rod and Kale ruminate on what our moment heralds for us in the West. Rod's offers further thoughts on his experience of watching his home from afar, and how perspectives can be shaped by being a "stranger in a strange land."   Why is the future, which has been located optimistically in the West and in the concept of Freedom, suddenly up for grabs. In his conversations with ordinary Hungarians, many voice a skepticism of their own government, but also a genuine distaste for the external threats of immigration and the internal threats of gender ideology.   Is our faith in the future at stake? Can the West muster the energy and focus to play the role of future shaper? Or will China's brand of capital diplomacy be our future?   Both think we are at the end of something big...and perhaps as a culture, we really are in fact crazy.   Mentioned in the podcast:   Baylor Flipped: Every Knee Shall Bow | The American Conservative Carl Trueman's The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self: The Rise and Triumph of the Modern Self - Faith & Law (faithandlaw.org) Al Mohler podcast on Baylor: Monday, May 17, 2021 - AlbertMohler.com Walker Percy's letter to the NYT: Walker Percy's 1981 Letter to the New York Times on the Con and Doublespeak of the Abortion Discussion (thegospelcoalition.org) Richard Henania: Why is Everything Liberal? - Richard Hanania's Newsletter (substack.com)