Making Sense of Libertarianism
The Individualists: Radicals, Reactionaries, and the Struggle for the Soul of Libertarianism By Matt Zwolinski and John Tomasi. Princeton University Press, 2023. Hardback, 432 pages, $35. Reviewed by Alexander William Salter. There are many books that explain...
New Edition of Kirk’s “The Politics of Prudence” Forthcoming
New Edition of Kirk’s “The Politics of Prudence” Forthcoming The Kirk Center is delighted to announce that a 30th Anniversary Edition of Russell Kirk’s popular book, The Politics of Prudence, is forthcoming from Regnery Publishing with a new...
Acton Institute interns on their annual Kirk Center retreat: “Absolutely fantastic!”
Acton Institute interns on their annual Kirk Center retreat: “Absolutely fantastic!” The Kirk Center welcomed Acton Institute interns for their 2023 intellectual retreat, focusing on Russell Kirk’s best known work, The Conservative Mind, which turns...
Constantine versus the U.S. Constitution
The Old Faith in a New Nation: American Protestants and the Christian Past By Paul J. Gutacker. Oxford University Press, 2023. Paperback, 264 pages, $29.95. Reviewed by Glenn A. Moots. Paul Gutacker’s The Old Faith in a New Nation: American Protestants and the...
Paths of Protestant Social Thought
Protestant Social Teaching: An Introduction Edited by Onsi Aaron Kamel, Jake Meador, and Joseph Minich. The Davenant Press, 2022. Paperback, 270 pages, $26.95. Reviewed by Joshua Bowman. One of the greatest dangers to the vitality and orthodoxy of Protestant...
Writing and the Moral Imagination Workshop
Writing and the Moral Imagination Workshop This July, the Kirk Center held its first conference focused on “Writing and the Moral Imagination” for a select group of young professionals. The program brings together two themes central to the life and work of...
A Revived Cultural Christianity?
The Case for Christian Nationalism By Stephen Wolfe. Canon Press, 2022. Paperback, 488 pages, $24.99. Reviewed by Wesley Reynolds. Stephen Wolfe’s bold new book The Case for Christian Nationalism sets out to renew the cultural underpinnings of nation and Christian...
Reclaiming Our Cities
Market Urbanism: A Vision for Free-Market Cities By Scott Beyer. Market Urbanism Report, 2022. Paperback, 194 pages, $30 Reviewed by Matthew M. Robare. American cities are sometimes thought of as the domain of liberals and progressives. Most invariably elect...
Victims as Heroes: The Aesthetic Challenge of Sound of Freedom
Reviewed by Alex Taylor. Several weeks after its release on the July 4th holiday weekend, Sound of Freedom continues to attract viewers and commentators from across the political spectrum. Inspired by the true story of Tim Ballard, a former Department of Homeland...
There are metaphorical hills on which I would be willing to die. The Oxford comma is one of them.
So easy to forget that the best way to educate yourself is to read great works of literature and philosophy, then talk about them. Bring back the salon!