The Babbitt School of Conservatism
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 Daniel McCarthy. In the 2020s, “conservatism” sounds passé, and its failure is taken for granted. A new right finds...
The Conservative Need for Conservative Philosophy
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 Michael Federici. American conservatism has been plagued by an identity crisis and political failure since its birth...
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...
Today is the 4th anniversary of @ubookman editor Gerald Russello. Please pray for him.
@KirkCenter is sponsoring its annual Russello Lecture on 12/8 at FordhamU in NYC. @JamesPanero to speak on Russell Kirk's "urbanity." More info and registration here:
