Liberalism’s Death Has Been Greatly Exaggerated
The Growth of the Liberal Soul (2nd Edition) By David Walsh. University of Notre Dame Press, 1997/2025. Paperback, 416 pages, $39. Reviewed by Joseph R. Fornieri. In today’s hyper polarized climate, the partisan label of “liberal” denotes either praise or blame...
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...
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...
The American Political Novel: All The King’s Men
The American Political Novel: All The King’s Men Dr. David Hein, Ph.D.Distinguished Teaching Fellow at the Russell Kirk Center X Dates: August 6 – 9, 2026Faculty: Dr. David HeinLocation: The Russell Kirk Center Description:This is an immersive seminar...
Knights, Heroes, and Patriots: Howard Pyle and the Shaping of the American Moral Imagination
Knights, Heroes, and Patriots: Howard Pyle and the Shaping of the American Moral Imagination About your Instructor:Dr. David P. Deavel (Ph.D., Fordham) is an associate professor and chairman of the department of theology at the University of St. Thomas in Houston,...
Traditional Conservatism and Classical Liberalism (Section 2)
Traditional Conservatism and Classical Liberalism (Section 2) Meet the Instructors:Luke C. Sheahan is associate professor of political science at Duquesne University, a senior affiliate in the Program for Research on Religion and Urban Civil Society (PRRUCS) at the...
France and the Problem of Abstraction
Prosperity and Torment in France: The Paradox of the Democratic Age By Chantal Delsol. University of Notre Dame Press, 2025. Hardcover, 154 pages, $30. Reviewed by Godefroy Desjonquères. Reading Chantal Delsol’s Prosperity and Torment in France as a French person is a...
Daniel Klein, a professor at @MasonEconomics, examines key passages of the Declaration of Independence and suggests that “Life, Liberty, and the Pursuit of Happiness” expresses the spirit of the American Founding period. Watch here:
Very good commentary from Dan Klein as we ramp up to the 250th.