The Politics of Scale

The Politics of Scale

The Political Philosophy of the European City: From Polis through City-State, to Megalopolis? By Ferenc Hörcher. Lexington Books, 2021. Hardback, 298 pages, $110. Reviewed by Simon P. Kennedy I grew up in a small city at the southern end of the Australian mainland. It...
Recovering the Politics of Prudence

Recovering the Politics of Prudence

A Political Philosophy of Conservatism: Prudence, Moderation, and Tradition by Ferenc Hörcher Bloomsbury Academic, 2021 Paperback, 216 pages, $39.95. Reviewed by Karl Gustel Wärnberg Political theory has for the past few centuries placed justice at the center of...
The Egotistic Mind

The Egotistic Mind

The Parasitic Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense by Gad Saad. Regnery, 2021. Hardcover, 235 pages, $29. Reviewed by Auguste Meyrat Considering the great damage done by leftist ideas throughout history and the great damage they do today, it’s a great...
Gazing Into the Abyss with Charles Taylor

Gazing Into the Abyss with Charles Taylor

Avenues of Faith: Conversations with Jonathan Guilbault by Charles Taylor, trans. by Yanette Shalter. Baylor University Press, 2020. Hardcover, 92 pages, $30. Reviewed by Jeffrey Wald I love short books. I love long books too; completing War and Peace a few years back...
Desire Is the Human Condition

Desire Is the Human Condition

Wanting: The Power of Mimetic Desire in Everyday Life by Luke Burgis. St Martins Press, 2021. Hardcover, 304 pp, $29. Reviewed by Thomas J Bevan “All are lunatics,” Ambrose Bierce once said, “but he who can analyze his delusion is called a philosopher.” And the...