Freedom and Conservatism
by Mark BauerleinR. R. Reno joins the podcast to discuss his recent Public Square article “Free and Conservative.” Continue Reading »
Free and Conservative
by R. R. RenoAvik Roy and John Hood recently launched what they hope will be a movement, Freedom Conservatism. In consultation with others of like mind, they drafted a statement of principles. It’s available on their website, freedomconservatism.org. One can debate the principles and their formulations. . . . . Continue Reading »
Yoram Hazony on National Conservatism
by Mark BauerleinOn this episode, Yoram Hazony joins the podcast to discuss his new book, Conservatism: A Rediscovery. Continue Reading »
Why Are We Free to Worship?
by Mark BauerleinOn this episode, Vincent Phillip Muñoz joins Mark Bauerlein to discuss his new book, Religious Liberty and the American Founding: Natural Rights and the Original Meanings of the First Amendment Religion Clauses. Continue Reading »
Reclaiming a Positive Vision of Liberty
by George McKennaLegutko thinks that liberty has undergone an Orwellian redefinition in the West that has changed it into its opposite: fear of expressing anything at odds with liberal orthodoxy. Continue Reading »
Light in the Darkness
by James ConleyThe biggest falsehood of the modern era, and maybe every era, is that individuals don’t make a difference; that we’re alone and powerless. It’s a lie. Continue Reading »
Briefly Noted
by VariousAndrew Willard Jones follows his masterful study of the “sacramental kingdom” of Louis IX with this sweeping historiography of the Church, from its foundations in Eden up to the present moment. The plot assumes that Christianity is in fact true and that the protagonist is the Church. He opens . . . . Continue Reading »
Anchored Freedom
by Kurt HoferAt the heart of our understanding of freedom must be the recognition that our freedom is given to us by God. Continue Reading »
The Real Civil Rights Issue of Our Time
by Josh HoldenriedAs the left becomes increasingly extreme in its use of the coercive power of government, hopefully Americans will realize that religious liberty remains the firmest bulwark against this secular inquisition. Continue Reading »
Liberal Islam
by Gabriel Said ReynoldsIslam,” Mustafa Akyol writes in his latest book, “is not the powerful, creative, sophisticated, beautiful civilization that it once was.” Instead, Akyol argues in Reopening Muslim Minds, Islam is in a crisis, a crisis that cannot simply be blamed on Western colonialism or imperialism. . . . . Continue Reading »
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