The Paleo's Paleo

by James Nuechterlein

Russell Kirk rejects modernity in favor of an unpalatable . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 1991

When Nice People Do Bad Theology

by Kenneth E. Hunter

It seems unlikely that the Church of Nice People will have much to offer but bromides phrased in quaintly religious-sounding . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 1991

Beyond Liberty

by Dean C. Curry

This Hemisphere of Liberty: A Philosophy of the Americas by michael novak aei press, 153 pages, $18.95 We are nearly two years into the post-Cold War era—an era as yet without a name—and we have awakened to the sobering reality that democracy is easier to desire than it is to sustain. . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 1991

Back to Fundamentals

by Joseph A. Varacalli

The Fundamentalist Phenomenon: A View from Within; A Response from Without edited by norman j. cohen eerdmans, 266 pages, $14.95This volume, containing sixteen essays (including the useful introduction by editor Norman Cohen), constitutes a valuable reference source on American Protestant and other . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 1991

God’s Spy: Malcolm Muggeridge, 1903–1990

by M. D. Aeschliman

In the course of a very long life, Malcolm Muggeridge made many enemies, but he surely made more friends, among whom it is one of the great pleasures of my life to have been included. His enemies could be found both to the left and to the right. Those on the left are easy to account for: by . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 1991

Capitalism and the Disorders of Modernity

by Peter L. Berger

For most people in America, all those not familiar with the complicated ideological positioning on the right end of the political spectrum, the term “conservative” evokes images of the board room, the country club, and the Episcopal church located not far from the latter. In other words, the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 1991

Conservatism Against Itself

by Christopher Lasch

The question before us is whether cultural conservatism is compatible with economic liberalism, the political philosophy of capitalism. Since the answer will depend, in the first place, on just what is meant by cultural conservatism, I propose to begin, not with an abstract definition of this term, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 1990