Conservatism
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Meet the Post-Religious Right
There have been many books written about the online right and the Trump movement, most by people…
De Gaulle Triumphant
The Second World War left Europe invaded and ruined, divided between Soviet and American occupations. Hitler’s defeat…
Letters—November 2026
I appreciate J. H. H. Weiler’s desire for God’s mercy to be extended to Gentiles and his…
Cornell’s Secret History
The editors discuss the NatCon in Jerusalem, the scandal at Cornell University and its broader implications, and…
Reflections on a Diamond Jubilee
I am not usually given to apocalypticism, but I think I got the imagery exactly right when,…
Roger Scruton’s Eternal Youth
In this episode, First Things senior editor Dan Hitchens joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk…
Standing Athwart AI, Yelling Stop
The editors discuss the AfD’s continued victories in Germany, the death of the assisted dying bill in…
Technology Against Education
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Thomas Varacalli joins…
Harold Bloom Sold Western Civilization Short
I was introduced to the culture wars of the 1980s and ’90s after they were already over. As…
The Making of Roger Scruton
Cambridge, October 1964. A new undergraduate named Mary Hoffman is sitting in the corner at a party,…
Christie’s Compelling Criminals
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Theodore Dalrymple joins…
The German Right’s Golden Moment
In this episode, Christopher Caldwell joins R. R. Reno on The Editor’s Desk to talk about his…
Charlie Kirk’s Evangelical Populism
Born at the end of the Millennial generation, Charlie Kirk rose to prominence in tandem with Donald…
The Apocalypse That Wasn’t
There is a long-running strain of New Testament criticism, associated most famously with Albert Schweitzer, that places…
Odysseus in America
In the latest installment of the ongoing interview series with contributing editor Mark Bauerlein, Patrick Deneen joins…