2026 Public Conference “Reclaiming Authentic Conservatism: Russell Kirk and the Roots of American Order”
2026 Public Conference “Reclaiming Authentic Conservatism: Russell Kirk and the Roots of American Order” Across our public life, voices on both Left and Right regularly question whether the moral and social inheritance of America is worth conserving. Can a...
Public Seminar: Knights, Heroes, and Patriots—Howard Pyle and the Shaping of the American Moral Imagination
Public Seminar: Knights, Heroes, and Patriots—Howard Pyle and the Shaping of the American Moral Imagination On Saturday, June 20, the Russell Kirk Center will host a day-long public seminar: “Knights, Heroes, and Patriots—Howard Pyle and the Shaping of the American...
New Russell Kirk Book On America: How to Understand the Legacy of 1776
New Russell Kirk Book On America: How to Understand the Legacy of 1776 A new collection of writings by Russell Kirk—on America’s constitutional tradition, the Declaration of Independence, and its literary inheritance—will be released on June 9, 2026. Edited by Michael...
Hon. John Engler Now Serves as the Kirk Center’s Chairman of the Board
Hon. John Engler Now Serves as the Kirk Center’s Chairman of the Board In January of 2026 the Russell Kirk Center board approved the Hon. John Engler to serve as the Center’s Chairman of the Board. John M. Engler is a nationally respected statesman, policy...
Kirk saw poetry, fiction, tradition, and restraint as essential to understanding America and preserving its character. In his review of "On America," @cjscalia explores Kirk’s vision of the founding, statesmanship, literature, and the enduring ideas that have shaped the republic.