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Why I Am Not a Liberal
I never called myself a liberal. For a long time, however, I considered liberalism a sound theory that, whatever its weaknesses, was committed to freedom of discussion, pluralism, and...
Against the Open Society
Return of the Strong Gods: Nationalism, Populism, and the Future of the West by r. r. reno regnery gateway, 208 pages, $28.99 The title of R. R. Reno’s Return of...
Nationalism, Conservatism, and the E.U.
Whether we really have been observing a resurgence of nationalism in Europe is not at all clear. “Nationalism” is a bad word in Europe, and it has been used—along...
The Demon in Middlebury
The invitation from Middlebury College to speak about my book The Demon in Democracy came last year. I was pleased to receive it, as it seemed to indicate that...
Russian Jeremiah
Between Two Millstones, Book 1:Sketches of Exile, 1974–1978by aleksandr solzhenitsynnotre dame, 480 pages, $35 The first volume of Solzhenitsyn’s memoir of exile, Between Two Millstones, begins with the author’s...
Battle for Europe
Byliśmy głupiby marcin królczerwone i czarne, 256 pages, zł 39.90 Pravým okem: Antologie současného polského politického myšlení edited by maciej ruczaj and maciej szymanowski centrum pro studium demokracie a...
Trump in Poland
Poland has been an unabashedly pro-American country. No wonder President Trump received a warm welcome here, not only from the Polish president and the Polish government, but from Polish...
