In the annals of quixotic American presidential runs, the candidacy of Cornel West—the seventy-year-old academic, social critic, and activist—for the 2024 election is among the more fantastic. Though Americans have shown a willingness to vote for politically inexperienced candidates so . . . . Continue Reading »
Christopher Rufo joins the podcast to discuss his new book America’s Cultural Revolution. Continue Reading »
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Philip Pilkington to talk about his article, “The Dead End of the New Left,” from the December 2022 issue. Continue Reading »
For decades, the progressive left has denounced the West for fostering imperialism. Since at least the 1960s, the reaction of the left to any war involving the West has been almost mechanical: Denounce, form anti-war groups, and organize student and street protests. These tactics (aesthetics?) can . . . . Continue Reading »
Fisher Derderian joins the podcast to discuss the Roger Scruton Legacy Foundation and Scruton's collection of essays, Confessions of a Heretic. Continue Reading »
The road from the polymathic Edward A. Said to today’s leftism is one marked by intellectual decline. Continue Reading »
There's more to mumbo jumbo than the fact it does not actually say anything. Continue Reading »
In which I both challenge the trans community to face up to the implications of their own logic and, in honor of the season of goodwill, selflessly offer the New Left a helping hand by coining a term for a novel and pernicious form of oppression.
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An editor's comment points to the ridiculous linguistic gymnastics the New Left is now inflicting upon itself. The Age of Gibberish has arrived.
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Socialism: Past and Future by michael harringtonarcade publishing, 320 pages, $19.95 If one is going to be a socialist, Michael Harrington’s variety is perhaps the best kind to be. Before his premature death from cancer this past year, Harrington worked with Dorothy Day to help the poor in . . . . Continue Reading »
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