Essays

December 20, 2018

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Matthew Robare

Russell Kirk and the New Urbanism

Is there anything truly “new” about the New Urbanism, or has government sabotaged the movement? There is much urban planners can learn from Russell Kirk, whose ideas on the subject remain vital.
November 8, 2018

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Gerald J. Russello

Movie House Paradise

Cinema Paradiso debuted thirty years ago this month, to much acclaim and ultimately an Academy Award. But even though much ink has been spilled explaining its memorable ending, Gerald Russello says it may not mean what you think.
October 23, 2018

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Ewa M. Thompson

The Great Amputation: Language in the Postmodern Era

The literalism of language stripped of its metaphysical level of meaning impoverishes the soul—and bores the reader.
October 23, 2018

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David Hein

Washington and Marshall: Two Studies in Virtue

To forget the first president is to forget the qualities that made him such an influential figure in American history.
October 22, 2018

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Jeffrey Folks

The Art of Redemption: V. S. Naipaul’s “The Enigma of Arrival”

V. S. Naipaul’s novels continue to transcend the fashionable trends in literature because he confronted the themes that have marked the greatest works of fiction.
October 22, 2018

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Lee Congdon

Viktor Orbán and the Hungarian Resistance

The rise of a populist government in Hungary terrifies the EU and all enemies of national sovereignty.
October 22, 2018

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Daniel McCarthy

Whose Civilization? Which Clash?

Twenty-five years ago, an essay entitled “The Clash of Civilizations?” was published. Was its thesis simplistic and arbitrary, or prophetic?
July 20, 2018

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Scott Beauchamp

Horror and Eternity

Russell Kirk’s “Gothic Mind” expressed itself in original ghost and horror stories haunted by a Presence that pointed to the transcendent.
July 20, 2018

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Jack Hunter

Why the Right Still Needs Russell Kirk

The Sage of Mecosta’s politics of prudence and tradition has never been more essential.
July 19, 2018

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Kevin R. C. Gutzman

What Is Still American in the Thought of Thomas Jefferson?

Our third president’s anti-aristocrat, pro-federalist impulses remain as timely as today’s headlines.

Essays

Russell Kirk and the New Urbanism

Movie House Paradise

The Great Amputation: Language in the Postmodern Era

Washington and Marshall: Two Studies in Virtue

The Art of Redemption: V. S. Naipaul’s “The Enigma of Arrival”

Viktor Orbán and the Hungarian Resistance

Whose Civilization? Which Clash?

Horror and Eternity

Why the Right Still Needs Russell Kirk

What Is Still American in the Thought of Thomas Jefferson?

Science Fiction with a Soul

Moderation as Pursuit of Justice

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