Among conservatives today there is an emerging confidence about the nation. But it remains a timid confidence, expressed among fellow-travelers but not in the broader political culture. Awkwardness still prevails. We are living “after globalism,” yet we are embarrassed by our return to the . . . . Continue Reading »
The Ahmari-French exchange reveals real disagreements on the American Right. Continue Reading »
The recent “Open Letter Against the New Nationalism” published at Commonweal makes little effort to target its salvos accurately. Continue Reading »
In June, an announcer on CBS observed, “George Will is essentially unchanged from the way he looked forty years ago.” He still wears Brooks Brothers. He still parts his hair on the left. And in politics, while lesser men have compromised with the ascendancy of Donald Trump, Will has stayed . . . . Continue Reading »
Do we serve commerce at the expense of the public good? Or do we serve something higher? Continue Reading »
Bruce Frohnen discusses his book Coming Home: Reclaiming America’s Conservative Soul. Continue Reading »
Gerald Russello joins senior editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss Russell Kirk’s Concise Guide to Conservatism. Continue Reading »
America's roots in the common good reach back to both Augustine and Aristotle. Continue Reading »
Sohrab Ahmari discusses common good conservatism and his recent essay: “Against David French-ism.” Continue Reading »
Understanding the upheavals of American conservatism requires the study of its history—in particular, the fortunes of Frank Meyer, inventor of the Cold War synthesis that reigned for decades as conservative orthodoxy and has only recently met with serious challenge. Like many other figures . . . . Continue Reading »
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