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The Wolfe Who Cried Kirk

In the pages of the once-respectable New Republic, Alan Wolfe has written a scurrilous attack on Russell Kirk in the guise of a review of the recently published collection entitled The Essential Russell Kirk. The review is noteworthy not for its ugliness or completely...

Tiber, Thames, Potomac

That the First Amendment establishes a “separation” between church and state throughout all levels of government has long been a stubborn myth of American life, shared by both nativists and, at least since the early part of the last century, most liberals. Philip...

Awakening the Moral Imagination

Fall 1999 If the events of the past year have demonstrated anything it is the moral and intellectual impoverishment of the American people. From Monica to Littleton the tragic consequences of this fact have been played out on a dizzying scale. Sadly, the road back...

Gerald Russello: The Man Who Did It All

“Gerald believed deeply in the power of the conservative imagination, and I believe the essays and reviews in this volume showcase one dedicated man’s imagination at its best, working to preserve the Permanent Things for the next generation and beyond.”

Russello Classic: The Age of Addiction

Gerald J. Russello reviews a book on the cultivation of consumer desire and its discontents.

The Fourth Awokening and Its Discontents

“Each of the ‘Great Awokenings’ thus have a common cause: elite overproduction, a situation in which there are more people who feel entitled to elite positions than there are such positions available.”

Politics Between History and Eternity

Politics Between History and Eternity

“Far from being an obscure intellectual backwater, the story of the nouvelle theologie and its rivals may illuminate the central animating conflict of Christian political theology as such.”

The Book Gallery

A collection of conversations with Bookman editor Luke C. Sheahan and writers and authors of imagination and erudition.

Why is free speech an indispensable right?

On Tuesday, November 19 at 7:00 p.m., join @ubookman Editor @lsheahan and @JonathanTurley to discuss the history and philosophy of free speech.

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Just released: Late @ubookman editor Gerald Russello's selected works by @clunymedia. 78 essays on conservatism, Catholicism, law, humanities, Latin, & culture from 23 outlets: @NRO, @firstthingsmag, @newcriterion, @ModAgeJournal, @chroniclesmag, & more!

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