Conservatism

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Fascism and Communism by françois furet and ernst nolte. translated by katherine golsan, with a preface by…

A Better Concept of Freedom

George Weigel

On October 31, 1958, Isaiah Berlin gave his inaugural lecture as Chichele Professor of Social and Political…

Cassian the Monk and John Cassian: The Conferences

Robert Louis Wilken

Cassian the Monk by columba stewart oxford university press, 304 pages, $45.49 The Conferences of John Cassian…

The Foundations of Christian Bioethics

Gilbert Meilaender

The Foundations of Christian Bioethics by h. tristram engelhardt jr. m & m scrivener press, 440 pages,…

Capitalism and the Suicide of Culture

Brian C. Anderson

Not long before he died, the political philosopher Isaiah Berlin somberly summed up his, and our, age:…

Negative Theology

Jon D. Levenson

The Concept of Biblical Theology: An Old Testament Perspective by james barr fortress, 715 pages, $39 Formerly…

Abraham Lincoln & the Last Best Hope

Jean Bethke Elshtain

The beginning of the ninth century of the millennium now almost past was promising enough. The Congress of…

Which Conservatism?

Brian C. Anderson

A Case for Conservatism by john kekes cornell university press, 239 pages, $32.44 In his important 1997…

The New Populism

Dean C. Curry

The Great Betrayal by patrick j. buchanan little, brown. 384 pp. $22.95 Readers of a certain age…

God, Man, and H. L. Mencken

George Weigel

Mencken: A Lifeby fred hobsonrandom house, 650 pages, $35 H. L. Mencken, My Life as Author and…

The Hipster and the Organization Man

Wilfred M. McClay

From all appearances, it is now back in style to be critical of American individualism. Indeed, that…

Christian Conviction & Democratic Etiquette

George Weigel

According to a bit of street wisdom that has worked its way into the national vocabulary, “You…

Communal Foundations

Alan L. Mittleman

The Idea of Civil Society by adam seligman free press, 220 pages, $24.95 Adam Seligman’s book, while…

Population Policy: Ideology as Science

Nicholas Eberstadt

In recent years the poorer regions of the earth have been swept by a “population revolution” which,…

Was Burke a Conservative?

Mark C. Henrie

The Great Melody: A Thematic Biography and Commented Anthology of Edmund Burke by conor cruise o’brien university…