Revivifying the Conservative Movement

Revivifying the Conservative Movement

Dawn’s Early Light: Taking Back Washington to Save America By Kevin D. Roberts. Broadside Books, 2024. Hardcover, 304 pages, $32. Reviewed by Daniel Pitt.  In March 1916, C.S. Lewis, the British Christian apologist, wrote in a letter to one of his closest friends,...
Irving Babbitt’s Defense of the Humanities

Irving Babbitt’s Defense of the Humanities

Democracy and Leadership By Irving Babbitt. Liberty Fund, 1979 (1924). Paperback, 392 pages, $14.50. Reviewed by Darrell Falconburg. Irving Babbitt’s Democracy and Leadership celebrated its centenary in 2024. We asked several Babbitt scholars to reflect upon its...
Home, Sour Home

Home, Sour Home

Western Self-Contempt: Oikophobia in the Decline of Civilizations By Benedict Beckeld. Northern Illinois University Press, 2022 Hardcover, 264 pages, $32.95. Reviewed by Daniel Fischer.  Americans’ relationship with their country resembles a fraying marriage....
The Soul Always Takes Priority

The Soul Always Takes Priority

Now and at the Hour of Our Death: Making Moral Decisions at the End of Life By Nikolas T. Nikas and Bruce W. Green. Ignatius, 2024. Paperback, 213 pages, $18.95. Reviewed by Robert Grant Price. While washing the dishes, I listened to a shock jock philosophize about...