by Albert Norton, Jr. | Aug 24, 2025
The Philosophy of Philip Rieff: Cultural Conflict, Religion, and the Self Edited by William G. Batchelder, IV and Michael P. Harding. Bloomsbury Academic, 2025. Hardcover, 324 pages, $115. Reviewed by Albert Norton, Jr. We should care about the philosophy of Philip...
by RKC Staff | Aug 23, 2025
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...
by Alexander Luna | Aug 23, 2025
Thales Essay Contest: First Place By Alexander Luna. One of the great things about Americans is their ability to overcome great obstacles. This nation was founded by the union of thirteen squabbling colonies, who, with one of the most ragtag armies in history,...
by Evie Lee | Aug 23, 2025
Thales Essay Contest: Second Place By Evie Lee. Walk into any modern coffee shop and you’ll see dozens of people, each in private bubbles of headphones and laptops, together yet completely alone. The carefully choreographed distance between strangers isn’t...
by RKC Staff | Aug 21, 2025
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 & Russell Amos...
by William F. Meehan III | Aug 17, 2025
The Man Who Invented Conservatism: The Unlikely Life of Frank S. Meyer By Daniel J. Flynn. Encounter Books, 2025. Hardcover, 440 pages, $41.99. Reviewed by Bill Meehan. One rainy afternoon in June, I finally got around to reading the first section of Confessions of...
by Jesse Russell | Aug 17, 2025
Fool: In Search of Henry VIII’s Closest Man By Peter K. Andersson. Princeton University Press, 2023. Hardcover, 224 pages, $27.95. Reviewed by Jesse Russell. No! I am not Prince Hamlet, nor was meant to be; Am an attendant lord, one that will do To swell a...
by Chris Marlink | Aug 10, 2025
Participants Explore The American Political Novel This July, the Russell Kirk Center’s new School of Conservative Studies hosted its first in-person seminar, “The American Political Novel,” welcoming a select group of scholars and professionals to Mecosta. This...
by Chris Marlink | Aug 10, 2025
Mackinac Center Interns Explore the Conservative Disposition at the Russell Kirk Center The Russell Kirk Center recently welcomed interns from the Mackinac Center for their annual intellectual retreat, this year centered on the theme “Russell Kirk and the Conservative...
by Francis P. Sempa | Aug 10, 2025
McCarthy and His Enemies: The Record and Its Meaning By William F. Buckley, Jr. and L. Brent Bozell. Henry Regnery Co., 1954. Hardcover, 425 pages. The Committee and Its Critics: A Calm View of the House Committee on Un-American Activities By William F. Buckley, Jr....
