When morality is reduced to the latest pronouncements of evolutionary theory, values are rendered arbitrary. How deepening our public discourse may be the road to a new ethics.
Lord Liverpool led his nation to victory over France, worked to dismantle corruption, and fended off revolution. So why is he considered an “arch mediocrity”?
How World War I proved the turning point for American music, as Old World classical met New World jazz
What do the novelist Marilynne Robinson and the late political philosopher Peter Augustine Lawler have in common? Call it a yearning for home.
Michael Brendan Dougherty’s memoir is a reflection on how exploring his Irish roots influenced his views on America, nationalism, and an abiding sense of abandonment
The modernism Gabriel Josipovici advocates represents an artistic middle way through the nihilistic loss of the contemporary world.
Could Britain’s empire have been the exception to the commonly held rule that colonialism is unmitigated evil?
Sohrab Ahmari’s spiritual autobiography leaves the reader impressed with the author as a writer and a spiritual thinker. It also raises questions about a potential sequel.
Modern Age Online exclusive! Historian Wilfred McClay may just have written the definitive history of America. Here’s what makes it special.
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