The Paradox of Liberal Resilience
The Growth of the Liberal Soul (2nd Edition) By David Walsh. University of Notre Dame Press, 1997/2025. Paperback, 416 pages, $39. Reviewed by John von Heyking. The publication of the second edition of Growth of the Liberal Soul is a testament to David Walsh’s deep...
Marxism and the Rising Generation
NextGen Marxism: What It Is and How to Combat It By Mike Gonzalez and Katharine Cornell Gorka. Encounter Books, 2024. Hardcover 332 pages, $34.99. Reviewed by Jeffrey Folks. NextGen Marxism is one of the most informative and relevant books I have read in years. It...
Cracking the Code to Civilization
The Code of Man: Love, Courage, Pride, Family, Country (2nd Edition) By Waller R. Newell. Independently Published, 2025. Paperback, 240 pages, $14.99. Reviewed by Clifford Angell Bates, Jr. Waller R. Newell’s The Code of Man: Love, Courage, Pride, Family, Country (2nd...
The Roots of American Order as the Foundation for a New Fusionism
The Roots of American Order as the Foundation for a New Fusionism David D. Corey, Ph.D. Professor of Political Science in the Honors Program & Director, Baylor in Washington (Baylor University) Bradley J. Birzer, Ph.D. Professor of History &...
Edmund Burke’s Speech on Conciliation
Edmund Burke’s Speech on Conciliation Vigen Guroian most recently was Professor of Religious Studies in Orthodox Christianity at the University of Virginia. He has been a recipient of the University of Virginia Student Council Distinguished Teacher Award. He has...
Russell Kirk on America
Russell Kirk on America Meet the Instructors: Aaron Zubia is Assistant Professor in the Hamilton School of Classical and Civic Education at the University of Florida. Previously, Zubia was a Postdoctoral Fellow with The Tocqueville Program in the Department of...
Celebrating the 2025 Richard D. McLellan Prizes
Celebrating the 2025 Richard D. McLellan Prizes On November 19, 2025, the Russell Kirk Center gathered at the National Press Club in Washington, D.C. with a full crowd for the second annual Richard D. McLellan Free Speech Prizes gala honoring 2025 grand prize winner...
An Introduction to the Thought of Marshall McLuhan
An Introduction to the Thought of Marshall McLuhan Meet Your Instructor:Zachary Good is the Director of Education at the St. John Henry Newman Institute. In addition to his work at SJHNI, he has more than 15 years of experience teaching, training, and mentoring...
Benjamin Disraeli and the Conservative Tradition
Benjamin Disraeli and the Conservative Tradition Dr. Daniel PittHonorary Research Fellow at the University of Buckingham X Date: August 28, 2026Time: 4:00 – 5:00 pm ETFaculty: Dr. Daniel PittLocation: Russell Kirk Center Library Description: Russell Kirk regarded...
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.