Recovering a Culture of Affirmation
by R. R. RenoWe need to try to forestall both authoritarian liberalism and conservative revolution in Europe. Continue Reading »
Make Europe One Again
by Gerald J. RusselloAustro-Hungarian refugee Stefan Zweig saw in his homeland a model of European unity. Continue Reading »
Teaching Submission After Trump
by Nathan RistucciaA University of Chicago professor reflects on the idiosyncracies of teaching in the age of Trump and trigger warnings. Continue Reading »
Trump in Poland
by Ryszard LegutkoWhat made the majority of Poles particularly disposed to welcome Trump was precisely what makes him a hate-figure in Germany and among many in his own nation: Trump is thought to be a dissenter. He dissents from the ideologically correct mainstream politics that has been stifling Western civilization for some time. Continue Reading »
Catholic Lite and Europe’s Demographic Suicide
by George WeigelWhen an entire continent—healthier, wealthier, and more secure than ever before—deliberately chooses sterility, the most basic cause for that must lie in the realm of the human spirit, in a certain souring about the very mystery of being. Continue Reading »
Does French Culture Have a Future?
by Pierre ManentThe French are exhausted, but they are first of all perplexed, lost. Things were not supposed to happen this way. Continue Reading »
All the East is Moving
by Tom HollandFor many years, German leaders had been struggling to cope with an influx of peoples across their borders. While the crisis was one that had afflicted much of Europe, it was Germany that bore the brunt. Year after year they had been coming, crossing from the steppes of the . . . . Continue Reading »
“Bliss was it in that dawn to be alive”
by Carl R. TruemanThe Brexit vote reveals national divisions in the United Kingdom and social divisions in English society—but it still defies the simplistic pieties of the metro-Left. Continue Reading »
Who Lost Christian Europe?
by William Doino Jr.As frustration mounts about the decline of Christian Europe, some have begun to point fingers. Among their latest targets is Pope Francis. Continue Reading »
Pope Francis, Erich Przywara, and the Idea of Europe
by John BetzLast Friday, on May 6, Pope Francis was awarded the Charlemagne Prize, which is conferred annually by the city of Aachen, Germany, upon persons who in one way or another represent European ideals and contribute to European integration. The address Francis gave on the occasion is notable for a number . . . . Continue Reading »
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