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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
Dictatorship and the Common Man
Jason Morgan reviews Joanna Chiu’s China Unbound.
Latest Pieces
Long Live the Greeks
The West in all its variant cultural manifestations is deeply indebted to the Greeks, perhaps more so than any other civilization.
The Virtues of a ‘Laid Back’ Foreign Policy
Michael J. Ard reviews John Mueller’s The Stupidity of War.
This Comes of Settling a Country
Daniel James Sundahl reviews Sebastian Junger’s Freedom.
In Moods Both Wild and Quiet
Christopher Landrum reviews the Gasconade Review collection Strange Gods of the Prairie.
How Philosophy Will Save the World—Or at Least, Make It More Bearable
Auguste Meyrat reviews Ulrich L. Lehner’s Think Better.
About the Bookman
For six 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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At the Kirk Center
Announcements
A tribute to the late Joanne Emmons, founding chairman of the Kirk Center
Classic Kirk featured essay: Conserving Order, Justice, and Freedom
Events
“Conservatism: Then and Now” Seminar with Dr. George Nash
July 23, 2022 | Register here.
Attention High School Teachers:
Apply now to participate in the “Pillars of American Order” conference on August 1 – 4, 2022.
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.