Conservatism
A selection of recent articles on this topic
French, Ahmari, and the Common Good
American conservatives are confusedly divided over how to judge our politics. They are disputing whether we need…
Against David French-ism
In March, First Things published a manifesto of sorts signed by several mostly youngish, mostly Roman Catholic writers, who argued that…
Conservative Resurgence inthe West
The European Parliament elections of May 23–26 have struck another hard blow to the European political establishment.…
Fear and the Benedict Option
When people ask me if the Benedict Option is a call to hospitality or to hunker down,…
After Trump, Le Déluge
This essay is a response to “Against the Dead Consensus.” Many in the Republican establishment regard Donald Trump’s…
A Proposal for Persuasion
This essay is a response to “Against the Dead Consensus.” The philosophical premise of “Against the Dead…
A Nation Under God
Our country has a long tradition of official encouragement of religion on a non-sectarian basis. That tradition…
What Arthur Brooks Gets Wrong
Americans aren’t angry, writes American Enterprise Institute President Arthur C. Brooks (Love Your Enemies). When we’re angry,…
Against the Dead Consensus
The 2016 election laid bare profound but long-hidden ideological divisions among America’s conservative intellectuals. Some of us…
Ideas Still Have Consequences
I worked on a congressional campaign this year that happened to coincide with my rediscovery of Richard…
In Defense of Sir Roger
Soon after Sir Roger Scruton was appointed to advise the UK’s Ministry of Housing as chair of…
Educating For Liberty
Educate” derives from the Latin educare, “to lead out.” All education promises an exodus from the darkness…
Why We Need Loome Theological Booksellers
It’s not typical to stumble into a small-town bookstore and be greeted by the sounds of Gregorian…
Staircase Over the Void
Thinking Without a Banister sounds like a freethinker’s slogan, a refusal of the supports of authority, tradition,…
The Supreme Court Punts
The outcome of Masterpiece Cakeshop v. Colorado Civil Rights Commission didn’t surprise me. Our political emphasis on…
