The Frank Forum

A blog dedicated to the revitalization of America's distinct civic culture.

The Power of Intergenerational Connectedness

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  Photo from WBUR website By Frank Filocomo I often remark that the elderly are like invisible people: We get irritated when they walk too ...

Sorry, Piers, but Dave Rubin Is Right

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  By Frank Filocomo Welp, it looks like Dave Rubin and Piers Morgan are beefing on X... Earlier this month, Rubin posted the following clip:...

Netflix's 'The Singers' Tackles Social Isolation

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  Photo from Oscar-nominated film, The Singers By Frank Filocomo The Singers captures man's desire for brotherhood and fraternity.  Whi...

Some Positive News

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  Photo from X:  @NYCMayor By Frank Filocomo Unfortunately, I haven't time to write much of anything this week, as I'll be traveling...

Smoke, Drink, and Be Merry

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  Photo: @PintsO_Guinness on X By Frank Filocomo There's no escaping the fact that drinking is, indeed, a "social lubricant." ...

Loneliness Is Not Gender-Specific

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  By Frank Filocomo The loneliness epidemic has hit us all hard, regardless of our immutable characteristics: race, gender, ethnicity... Whi...

How Men Lose Themselves in Relationships

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  By Christopher Turturro Men need the companionship of the fairer sex to go through life, but they also need friends, particularly of the s...

Southern Italy and Amoral Familism

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  By Frank Filocomo Last week, I wrote the following article for RealClear Books & Culture:  " Why America Must Not Turn into South...

Why Cultural Difference Matters

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  By Frank Filocomo "Culture counts," writes Samuel Huntington in his widely-cited work, The Clash of Civilizations , "and cu...

Censorship on Reddit

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By Christopher Turturro Reddit is easily one of the worst - if not the worst - sites for free speech. Over the past few years, we've wi...

Making Friends in an Era of Isolation

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  By Frank Filocomo Making friends is easy on paper, but often difficult in practice.  In Front Porch Republic , a publication that I urge a...
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