Should the Muslim Call to Prayer Be Broadcast in American Cities?
by Cory StockwellWe should not conflate equality and equivalence. Those who do so risk cutting themselves off from the traditions that make them who they are. Continue Reading »
Spiritual Death of the West
by Nathan PinkoskiThe most important dystopian novels of the first half of the twentieth century are Aldous Huxley’s Brave New World and George Orwell’s 1984. Huxley and Orwell captured the two sides of modern despotism, one soft and seductive, the other hard and punitive. The most important . . . . Continue Reading »
Heroic Historian
by John DugganJoseph T. Stuart’s book holds out the promise of shedding light on the inner workings of a peerless mind. Christopher Dawson’s writings have been enormously important to me in understanding the civilization I inherited and grew up in, the part my homeland (Ireland) played in its construction, . . . . Continue Reading »
The West: Post- or Pre-Christian?
by Anthony FisherIt became clear to me that my personal Christian faith is not tolerated or permitted in the public square, at least by some and perhaps by many.” So said the CEO of one of Australia’s largest football clubs after he was forced to resign one day into the job, following revelations that he was . . . . Continue Reading »
The Restoration of Western Civ
by Mark BauerleinOn this episode, John Burtka joins the podcast to discuss the future of the Intercollegiate Studies Institute. 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 »
Columbia’s Crumbling Core
by David AcevedoThe Great Books will live on one way or another, but if recent trends are any indication, there will be no Core Bicentennial to celebrate. Continue Reading »
Only Parents Will Battle CRT—and Win
by Mark BauerleinStanley Kurtz joins the podcast to discuss recent essay, “Parents Can Save Western Civilization.” Continue Reading »
Imperial Selves and Deteriorating Persons
by M. D. AeschlimanBoth arrant trumpery and much of our current “Great Awakening” are lethal to Western civilization, of which we are the beneficiaries and should be the guardians. Continue Reading »
How to Be on the Right Side of History
by James HankinsMaybe, just maybe, in the future of America there lies not some woke utopia but a Renaissance of the Western tradition. Continue Reading »
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