The Perennial Relevance of Edmund Burke
Edmund Burke and the Perennial Battle, 1789–1797 Edited by Daniel B. Klein and Dominic Pino. CL Press, 2022. Paperback, 172 pages, $9. Reviewed by André Gushurst-Moore. Single-volume selections from Burke’s writings frequently subsist on some scheme, relating both to...
The Inadequacy of Burke in Part
Edmund Burke and the Perennial Battle, 1789–1797 Edited by Daniel B. Klein and Dominic Pino. CL Press, 2022. Paperback, 172 pages, $9. Reviewed by William F. Byrne. Edmund Burke has always been recognized as an important thinker, and—at least by some, and in some...
Morality in Adam Smith
Smithian Morals By Daniel B. Klein. CL Press, 2023. Paperback, 248 pages, $12. Reviewed by Gregory M. Collins. Like blades of grass shooting up in an already verdant countryside estate, the introduction of new scholarship on Adam Smith faces the daunting task of...
The Travels of the Ever Sesquipedalian William F. Buckley, Jr.
Getting About: Travel Writings of William F. Buckley Jr. Edited by Bill Meehan. Encounter Books, 2023. Hardcover, 464 pages, $39.99. Reviewed by Mark G. Brennan. What better time to dive into a compilation of travel essays than the summer travel season? Editor Bill...
Non-Western Conservatism
Russian Conservatism By Paul Robinson. Northern Illinois University Press, 2019. Hardcover, 300 pages, $41.95. Reviewed by Matthew Slaboch. On February 24, 2022, Russian military forces under the order of President Vladimir Putin invaded neighboring Ukraine,...
The Personal Foundation of Reality
Who Are You, Really?: A Philosopher’s Inquiry into the Nature and Origin of Persons By Joshua Rasmussen. IVP Academic, 2023. Paperback, 300 pages, $30. Reviewed by David Weinberger. “By my analysis, then, I am led to this vision of reality: the primary nature...DAVID HEIN, M.A., PH.D.
DAVID HEIN, M.A., PH.D. David Hein is Distinguished Teaching Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center for Cultural Renewal.He is a trustee of Saint James School (Hagerstown, MD), a trustee of the George C. Marshall Foundation (Lexington, VA), and a former trustee of his alma...
Our Republic and How We Lost It: Philip Hamburger on the Structure of Self-Government
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...
A Cure For Boredom
Why Boredom Matters: Education, Leisure, and the Quest for a Meaningful Life By Kevin Hood Gary. Cambridge University Press, 2022. Paperback, 200 pages, $29.99. Reviewed by Henry T. Edmondson III. Kevin Hood Gary’s book Why Boredom Matters: Education, Leisure, and...
The Great Intellectual Scandal: Irving Babbitt and His Traditionalist Critics--Claes Ryn (@CatholicUniv)
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