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Jan 8, 2021

Reflections on American Order (essay by Russell Kirk)

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Reflections on American Order

Order is the first need of all. One finds happiness in restoring and improving the order of the soul and the order of the republic—not in acts of devastation that make a desert of spirit and of...

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The Fall and Degeneration of Man in "Gulliver’s Travels"

Gulliver’s Travels is a work that defends beauty, passion, and the sacred; it is an indictment against the prevailing spirit of Enlightenment philosophy and utopianism, an esoteric defense of...

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Evelyn Waugh on Style & Substance in Writing

Evelyn Waugh understands that if a writer is to develop, he “must concern himself more and more with Style.” By approaching words with the attention and craft of a tailor, the literary artist not...

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The Ten Most Beautiful Symphonies

In addition to melody, great and beautiful classical symphonies must display a mastery of structure and orchestration, a command of tone color and harmony, and an expertise in developing musical...

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Anthropology & the Death of the Individual

Do you believe in a higher power, something that transcends the “human organism”? If this question is trivialized or ignored, we enter the very sound and soul of despair. Anthropology is the scient...

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Some of My Best Friends Are Paintings

Some of my best and oldest friends are paintings. They have accompanied me down the years. They lift my heart every time I see them. I never tire of them. They always remain fresh and new, as long as...

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Oct 27

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What "The Federalist" Really Says

It is from careful textual analysis of "The Federalist" that the basic symbols of the American political tradition, and indeed the conservative tradition, may be found. III In his analysis of the...

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Oct 27

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The Constitutionalism of The Federalist Papers

Consider: Where in the Constitution does one find the separation of powers mentioned? Where does the expression “checks and balances" occur? They are not in the Constitution. We use them because they...

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Oct 27

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Republicanism and "The Federalist" Papers

The first essay of The Federalist provides a convenient point of departure for exploring Publius's conception of republicanism and the problems associated with it. Towards the end of this essay, he...

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Oct 27

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Books That Make Us Human

I take the blame for this idiosyncratic list. Since my betters have identified so many stellar choices, I propose the somewhat obscure: books (presented in no order) that may lead an already-humane...

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Oct 27

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The Ghosting of Thomas Jefferson

The sanitizing of Thomas Jefferson has played a role in the crippling of public discourse. Nowadays, anyone who would discuss something so anodyne as political decentralization or states' rights has...

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Oct 26

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Please Hear Us Out!

Does The Imaginative Conservative matter to you? In your abundance of reading options, do we make the cut? Have we inspired you? Have we vexed you? Have we piqued your interest in something? Have you...

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Oct 26

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The First Continental Congress: Lest We Forget

Think about the men of Lexington or the members of the First Continental Congress. Did they deliberate, did they shed blood, did they sacrifice so that our government—the first major republic in...

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Oct 26

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The Nationalists at the Continental Congress

Had the Nationalists carried the day in 1776 and turned the Continental Congress into a national government, implied powers would have been the normal constitutional practice from the moment of...

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Oct 26

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Nicolás Gómez Dávila and the ‘Authentic Reactionary’

It is fitting that one of the most profound thinkers of the 20th century should also have been one of its most obscure. Nicolás Gómez Dávila's critique of democracy may go some way in explaining why...

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Oct 26

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The Intimate Art of Translation

It is an intimate art, the translation business. But it is the art of creatures like we humans, who live always on the border of matter and spirit, trying to marry together the infinite and the...

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Oct 25

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A Grim Fairytale for Grown-Ups: Big Dog, Ukie, and The Boys

Even fairytales, or perhaps especially fairytales, should always tell the truth. So, here’s one truth: Big Dog was a bad dog. Just ask any of her neighbors. She had bitten more than her fair share,...

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Oct 25

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Should We Stop Dumb People from Voting?

We need to consider whether we need to stop some people from voting. Mob rule expands daily. The universal franchise, whereby every adult can vote who wishes to, is a ticket to the asylum. It is not...

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Oct 25

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Thirsty for Courage

Up in the heights of the tradition, protected in grandeur and difficulty, are life-giving waters that descend with surprising force into a world thirsty for courage. Yesterday morning, after readin...

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Oct 25

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An Undeserved Nobel Prize in Literature

The world needs works of literature with a moral message that will inspire readers to virtue and bring people closer to God. But today's literature reflects only a debased wasteland. Let there be no...

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Oct 25

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Common Ground: The Founding Era

With increasing frequency since the turn of the twentieth century, many scholars have raised troubling questions about the founders and their motives. Did they really believe in republican governme...

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Oct 24

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Majesty in Motion: Gustav Holst’s "The Planets"

Make no bones about: Gustav Holst's "The Planets" is conservative because of its deep appreciation for the sublime and the beautiful. Better yet, its conservatism can be found in its holistic and...

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Oct 24

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Pointing to the Light: Will You Join Us?

Finally, brothers, whatever is true, whatever is noble, whatever is right, whatever is pure, whatever is lovely, whatever is admirable—if anything is excellent or praiseworthy—think about such...

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Oct 24

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Honor and Fame

Should honor and fame no longer be ends of ambition in such a world? The ancient philosophers doubted the ultimate merit of fame, but they also looked for the most spirited students, those most...

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Oct 24

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How God Used Poland to Save the World from Darkness

God was not absent in the darkest corner of Europe during the horrors of World War II, but he was planting the seed in Poland in the combined work of a hidden nun and a dynamic pope, which would...

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Oct 24

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Learn, Study, Teach: The Wisdom of Confucius

Does Confucius' goal of a peaceful and prosperous society built upon learning, virtue, and the Way go beyond reasonable expectation? The question is worthy of discussion. The Master said, To be...

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Oct 23

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Boethius on Fortune’s Wheel

Oh, pay heed, citizens of the twenty-first century, to Philosophy’s warning. There are many in your day who think they can control Fortune’s Wheel. They cannot. Those who reach the top of her Wheel...

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Oct 23

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Wisdom of the East: Saving Europe From Cultural Invasion

Our Europe is built on Christian foundations, and whatever our personal beliefs, none of us can want our Europe to submit when faced with a torrent of people deliberately channelled towards us, and...

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Oct 23

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Christian Platonism in Boethius’ "Consolation of Philosophy"

As a robust Christian Platonist, Boethius saw a profound resonance between the truths of Platonic philosophy and Christian faith. The articulation of Platonic thought furnished an occasion for...

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Oct 23

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The St. John Paul II Guild & the Future of Education

American history is a subject that has suffered from bad teaching, and public education in general is profoundly deforming in so many ways these days. This is why John Niemann, a veteran teacher at...

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Oct 22

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John Paul II & the Spiritual Victory Over Communism

It might be tempting to characterize Pope John Paul II as the political foe who vanquished communism. But that would be untrue. His position challenged communism in the metaphysical realm, not in the...

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Oct 22

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Russell Kirk & Pope St. John Paul II on the Redemption of Man

Pope St. John Paul II and Russell Kirk defended freedom within the limits of truth and its authentic or right use. They knew it was crucial to distinguish license and liberty. But they have different...

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Oct 22

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Did John Paul II Change the Course of Irish History?

Did the speech made by Pope John Paul II at Drogheda during his visit to Ireland in 1979 change the course of Irish history? This is the contention of a new documentary John Paul II in Ireland: A...

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Oct 22

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An Alzheimer Odyssey: Journey’s End

You hear over and over again how people wish they had just seen the person they love one more time, or done this or that for her before she died. But I had that for nearly a decade. I knew Sharon was...

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Oct 21

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C.S. Lewis, Langston Hughes, & the Haunting of America

All nations need reminders that even their best ideals, though worth defending, do not earn them chosen nation status. Reading C.S. Lewis’ "That Hideous Strength" and Langston Hughes' “Let America Be...

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Oct 21

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The Family Crisis & the Future of Western Civilization

We may be on the verge of a wider confrontation that will decide not only the survival of the family but fundamental questions about the scope and nature of the modern state. In April 2009, Dr. James...

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Oct 21

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Mariner: A Voyage With Samuel Taylor Coleridge

We may find in Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s writings essential guides for the seas we have to navigate in the "post-modern" era. Mariner: A Voyage with Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Malcolm Guite (Hodder &...

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Oct 21

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Can Technology Save the World?

When the power of technology is put at the service of the power of pride, there can only be one outcome. Indeed, for those with eyes to see, the writing is already on the wall. “The high tide!” King...

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Oct 21

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Samuel Taylor Coleridge: A Romantic Conservative

Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s romantic conservatism is passionate, incisive, and high-minded. His notion of the “Idea” is persuasive in regard to how it exists in human society, and he lit the way to...

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Oct 20

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Is It Haunting You?

You know how you feel... You read our thoughtful essays every day, as you yearn for deeper thinking about "the permanent things" that undergird Western Civilization and human life: philosophy,...

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