The Roots of American Order By Russell Kirk. ISI Books, 2003. Paperback, 534 pages, $18. Reviewed by Bruce P. Frohnen. Let me begin with what may seem an odd claim: the American Constitution is a central concern of Russell Kirk’s vast body of work. This statement is...
By Bruce P. Frohnen. From Rome, through the Italian and German city-states, to the Dutch experience and the conflicts that shaped constitutional monarchy in Britain, and most importantly for us, the colonial agreements, peoples, and social order that produced our...
By Bruce P. Frohnen. Ted V. McAllister died on January 27 after a long, hard-fought battle with cancer. A native Oklahoman, he spent most of his career living in Moorpark (culturally quite distant from Los Angeles) while teaching at the Pepperdine University School of...
Common Good Constitutionalism by Adrian Vermeule. Polity, 2022. Hardcover, 270 pages, $59.95. Reviewed by Bruce P. Frohnen. Thirty years on from its victory over Soviet communism, liberal individualism has shown itself to be a spent force. The drive to “liberate”...
By Bruce P. Frohnen Like many of his friends, I met Gerald Russello only a few times in person. We spoke only a few times by phone and exchanged emails only on occasion. But he was always an important part of my life. As a kind, judicious, and imaginative editor, a...
Localism, American-style
“Chuck” Chalberg on "Localism: Coming Home to Catholic Social Teaching," edited by Dale Ahlquist and Michael Warren Davis.
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