A Half Century of Conservative Criticism
The Failure of American Conservatism and the Road Not Taken By Claes G. Ryn. Republic Book Publishers, 2023. Hardcover, 468 pages, $24.95. Reviewed by John Grove. Since at least 2016, conservatism has been undergoing a bit of an intellectual identity crisis. Perhaps...
The Republic and the American Right
War on the American Republic: How Liberalism Became Despotism By Kevin Slack. Encounter Books, 2023. Hardcover, 456 pages, $34.99. Reviewed by Mark G. Brennan. This just in: Rural Americans are fleeing the Democratic Party! In case you missed “Why Democrats Are Losing...
Conservative Humanism for a Postmodern Age
The Wisdom of Our Ancestors: Conservative Humanism and the Western Tradition By Graham James McAleer and Alexander S. Rosenthal-Pubul. University of Notre Dame Press, 2023. Hardcover, 314 pages, $55.00. Reviewed by Michael Lucchese. Graham McAleer and Alexander...
Russell Kirk and Japan: Enamored by the Dead
By Hiro Aida These remarks were delivered on April 19, 2024, at an event hosted by the Japanese Consulate in Miami and the Russell Kirk Center at the 60th Anniversary of The Philadelphia Society in Tampa, Florida. “How kind of you to send me a copy of Ugetsu...
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!