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Strengthening America’s Tradition of Order, Justice & Freedom
The Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal aims to recover, conserve, and enliven those enduring norms and principles that Russell Kirk (1918–1994) called the Permanent Things. Explore the Center’s programs, publications, and fellowships and join with us to continue Kirk’s work to renew our culture and redeem our time.
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From the University Bookman
T. K. Rabb: In Memoriam
John Byron Kuhner says farewell to the late professor of history at Princeton.
Latest Pieces
The Empire Has No Clothes
Joseph S. Laughon reviews a book on the history and unaddressed obligations of the American Empire.
A Nudge toward Freedom?
Daniel James Sundahl reviews Cass Sunstein’s claim that you (but not people like Sunstein) need a nudge to choose freedom.
‘These Global Days’
Adam Schwartz welcomes a new edition of poetry from David Jones that reveals his innovative critique of imperialist technocracy.
The Origin of the Secular Species
Ben Sixsmith reviews Tom Holland’s new reminder to secularists of the Christian roots of their own values and assumptions.
Stranger Malls
Titus Techera looks at the real horror of the third season of the Netflix series Stranger Things—the mall.
About the Bookman
For over five decades, the University Bookman, founded by Russell Kirk, has identified and discussed those books that diagnose the modern age and support the renewal of culture and the common good. Currently published online, the Bookman continues its mission of examining our times in light of the Permanent Things that make us human.
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On Campus
Explore Kirk On Campus
Russell Kirk understood his work was to convey to America’s rising generations an understanding of the process by which a healthy culture is transmitted from age to age.
We’re continuing this important work through Kirk on Campus as we host conversations about the permanent things on campuses across Michigan. We hope you’ll join us at an event, and help us prepare tomorrow’s leaders with an appreciation of the richness of the conservative intellectual tradition.