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Conservatism is strongest when it rejects despair, embraces reality with confidence, and defends the permanent things with good humor. Read More
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Western civilization survives only if each generation rejects egalitarian vandalism and relearns its duty to preserve, cultivate, and pass on greatness. Read More
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On George Washington’s Farewell Address of 1796. Read More
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Human nature isn’t a war between pure selfishness and pure selflessness—most of us carry both, and the refusal to admit that complexity is the real mistake. Read More
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The President isn’t quite the next Aristotle. But his advice to the young to work hard, love what you do and be original is worth heeding Read More
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On the life & work of the prolific author. Read More
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Conservatism, at its core, is a cheerful fidelity to reality—skeptical of utopias, wary of unintended consequences, and unafraid to call things by their proper names. Read More
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Academia’s collapse stems not from too much politics, but from the absence of anything but politics—and the virtues needed to resist it are in dangerously short supply. Read More
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Democracy requires both freedom and duty, just as Athens under Pericles balanced tolerance with civic responsibility—a lesson our unsettled age urgently needs to relearn. Read More
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The golden thread initiative is a project of cultural recovery perfectly fit for the season we’re in, publisher of The New Criterion and Encounter Books Roger Kimball said in his… Read More
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