The Ecclesiology of Liberalism
by Peter J. LeithartLiberalism isn’t just a political system that prioritizes individual freedom and social equality; liberalism is centrally an anti-catholic ecclesiology. Continue Reading »
Pixelated Souls
by Jenna Silber Storey and Benjamin StoreyThe great liberal thinkers who devised our constitutional order were responding to a seventeenth-century problem, most sharply diagnosed by Thomas Hobbes. The English, Hobbes said, were “seeing double”—divided, both personally and politically, by conflicting allegiances to Christ and King. . . . . Continue Reading »
Illiberal Protestants
by Ramona TauszToday, conservative critics of liberalism tend to be Catholic. Pundits warn of “‘post-liberal’ ferment among a coterie of mostly Catholic writers,” or report on the “network of Catholic intellectuals” making “the case against liberalism.” “Mostly these new traditionalists are . . . . Continue Reading »
Suicide of the Liberals
by Gary Saul MorsonBetween 1900 and 1917, waves of unprecedented terror struck Russia. Several parties professing incompatible ideologies competed (and cooperated) in causing havoc. Between 1905 and 1907, nearly 4,500 government officials and about as many private individuals were killed or injured. Between 1908 and . . . . Continue Reading »
Advice For Students In a Time of Strife
by VariousWe wish to offer some advice to college students in these times of strife and polarization. Continue Reading »
Why We Are Where We Are
by George Weigel“The liberal secularized state lives on conditions that it cannot guarantee itself.” Continue Reading »
A New Fusionism
by R. R. RenoSince the end of World War II, American conservatism has been characterized by a three-pronged coalition. The first prong emphasizes the virtues of a free economy, the second a strong military, and the third a faith, family, and flag social conservatism. The three prongs endure today, but they are . . . . Continue Reading »
The Ghost of Classical Liberalism
by Matthew SchmitzIn America, most right-leaning pundits espouse some form of “classical liberalism,” a theory that stresses free markets, individual rights, and the inviolability of private property. The more libertarian defenders of this theory stress its individualistic aspects, while the more traditional seek . . . . Continue Reading »
The Violence of the Left
by R. R. RenoOur liberal establishment is not averse to the use of threats and intimidation—and even violence—in defense of its causes. Continue Reading »
Late-Night Musings on Nationalism
by Gilbert MeilaenderPondering the endless glut of books on the virtues of nationalism and the failures of political liberalism, I sat up late the other night, reading around (yet again) in Augustine’s City of God before dozing off in my chair. Waking suddenly—or, at least, half-awake—my mind was . . . . Continue Reading »
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