Stop Being Content with J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
Gerald Russello: It’s Time for Conservatives to Stop Being Content with J.R.R. Tolkien and C.S. Lewis
Tag: conservatism
The central mode of contemporary progressive politics & the reciprocation of the The Right?
"There is much that is in need of reform in American life. But reform is not very much in fashion among populists, who are ensorcelled by the much more exciting...
Jonah Goldberg on Post-Liberal Conservatism
Where the post-liberals have a point is that humans are happiest in communities, families and institutions of faith. The solution to the culture wars is to allo...
If you must choose …
“I suggest that if you must choose, it is better to be poor and free than to be snug and a slave. I suggest that if you must choose, it is better to live in per...
Before You Wake: Life Lessons from a Father to His Children by Erick Erickson
I doubt a lot of people who disagree with Erick's politics have or will read this book. Which is a shame because we could do with a world where more people got...
Suicide of the West and Its Critics
Goldberg does not deny the tensions involved in this conservative project within a liberal democratic capitalist system but rather accepts it as the challenge w...
How William F. Buckley Put Liberal America on The Firing Line
For some odd reason I had not really listened to the Federalist Radio Hour until just recently. This despite being a huge fan of The Transom and all things Ben...
Death's Doors by Lars Walker
I am a fan of Lars Walker's writing but I confess I really struggled with his latest novel. This dystopian fantasy felt didactic and preachy to me. Ultimately, ...
John J. Miller talks with Joseph Bottum about The Post-Protestant Ethic and the Spirit of America
Another fascinating episode of Between the Covers. I am hoping to post both a review of An Anxious Age and an interview with the author myself in the not too d...
Ronald Reagan by Michael Schaller
If you are looking for a biography that takes Reagan's ideas and policies seriously you will need to look elsewhere. But this short work does nevertheless provi...