Thales College, a liberal arts and professional education institution based in Raleigh, North Carolina, hosted an international essay contest for high school students. In line with its tradition of publishing rising thinkers alongside established humane voices, The...
The Conservative as Artist: Flannery O’Connor and the Ethical Life Michael P. Federici, Ph.D.Professor and former Chair of the Department of Political Science and International Relations at Middle Tennessee State University Time: Tuesdays, 7:00 – 8:30 pm...
Spring is drawing to a close. Summer is upon us. That means it’s time for summer reading. Luke C. Sheahan, Editor Once final grades are submitted, and I’ve rested, I begin my trek through a summer booklist. At the top is always Cormac McCarthy’s The Road. I read it...
Russell Kirk and the Conservative Disposition (Section 2) Dr. Ryan Streeter, Ph.D.Executive Director of the Civitas Institute Dr. Lee Trepanier, Ph.D.Dean of D’Amour College of Liberal Arts and Sciences at Assumption University Date: July 22, 2025Faculty:...
SUPPORT THE BOOKMAN Did you know that John O’Sullivan, successor to Bill Buckley at National Review and now a prominent international journalist, got his start in journalism by writing for the University Bookman? As O’Sullivan mentioned in a panel discussion, Russell...
“The Last God’s Dream,” while certainly among the more daring of Kirk’s “experiments in the moral imagination”(as he described his literary efforts), is also one of the more successful at blending the author’s varied interests in politics, history, literature, and metaphysics.