We have just come through a year with the Supreme Court in which the defenders of religious freedom racked up a string of famous victories. Famous, at least, to those who rejoiced in the outcomes and hoped that they foretold something lasting. But there are grounds to be less than cheered when we . . . . Continue Reading »
Though culturally conservative, French is a political liberal, which means that individual autonomy is his lodestar. Continue Reading »
What is referred to pejoratively as “populism” in Europe is really about a resurgence of conservatism in Europe. Continue Reading »
The future shape of American conservatism is not confined to what came before Trump and what Trump himself represents. Continue Reading »
Conservative thinkers will have to become at once less political and more political. Continue Reading »
The Corrosion of Conservatism: Why I Left the Right by max boot liveright, 288 pages, $24.95 Not too long ago, the columnist and die-hard Never Trumper Max Boot posted a video to his Twitter account, in which he alternately read from positive reviews of his book (mainly from liberal outlets) . . . . Continue Reading »
National renewal won’t happen unless a nation pursues ends that transcend the nation. Continue Reading »
Any attempt to revive the failed conservative consensus that preceded Trump would be misguided and harmful to the right. Continue Reading »
Lay Leadership Citing mass disenfranchisement in a “papal-episcopal oligarchy,” Bronwen McShea (“Bishops Unbound,” January) argues for institutional representation of “entire classes of lay and clerical members of the Church” currently “at the mercy of episcopal authority.” She . . . . Continue Reading »
What has been known as conservatism in the Republican party since Ronald Reagan left office, fully thirty years ago, has become inadequate. This has been evident for a while, though we’re only now noticing. From the Great Recession and loss of manufacturing jobs to perpetual war in the Islamic . . . . Continue Reading »
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