Conservatism

Whittaker Chambers and Marxism: An Ex-Soviet Spy’s Warning for New York City

With the rising tide of socialism in the US, as exemplified by NYC’s new mayor Zohran Mamdani, it’s worth reflecting on Whittaker Chambers’ conversion from Soviet spy to conservative Catholic

The Geopolitical Realism of James Burnham

The 70th anniversary of National Review is a good time to reflect on one of the conservative magazine’s most important and influential writer—James Burnham

Celebrating the Birth of William F. Buckley, 100 Years Later

November 24th marks what would have been William F. Buckley’s 100th birthday. He remains a towering figure in the conservative movement whose legacy deserves to be studied

Halloween is a Conservative Holiday

Though not often thought of as a conservative holiday, Halloween reminds us that we are bound by life and death in an eternal contract to those who have died and those yet to be born

A Call for Realism, Love, Localism, and Democracy: Review of Rory Stewart’s “Politics on the Edge”

Rory Stewart’s “Politics on the Edge” describes at length the failures of both David Cameron’s center-right neoliberalism and Boris Johnson’s populism, yet leaves the reader with hope for a renewed political future

Spirits in Tension: Liberty and Religion 

Contra the idea of Christian nationalism, SBTS professor John Wilsey argues that America has always held religion and liberty together in tension

The Ghettoization of Western Civilization in Universities

As schools like UNC found centers devoted to perspectives other than the left-wing views that dominate universities, the need for such viewpoint diversity is more apparent than ever

Edward Bouverie Pusey, Edmund Burke, and Anglican Political Theory

Edmund Burke is among the most influential political theorists ever, yet his influence on 19th century Britain and Anglicanism can’t be understood without Edward Pusey

What the Right Can Learn from a Left-Wing Critique of “Wokeness”

Fredrik deBoer’s new book is written from a far-left perspective, but conservatives can still learn from its critique of “wokeness”

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