The Neoconservatives

by Dan Himmelfarb

J. David Hoeveler provides a sympathetic analysis of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Nov 1991

The Mother of Editorials: The Times Gets Religion

by Richard John Neuhaus

Maybe we have been too hard on the editorial page of the most influential of our parish newspapers. Over the years, the New York Times’ editorial writers have been indifferent or hostile to the role of religion in our common life. Any impingement of religion on spheres that . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 1991

The Paleo's Paleo

by James Nuechterlein

Russell Kirk rejects modernity in favor of an unpalatable . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 1991

Beyond Liberty

by Dean C. Curry

We are nearly two years into the post-Cold War era—an era as yet without a name—and we have awakened to the sobering reality that democracy is easier to desire than it is to sustain. The painful experiences of nations as disparate as Czechoslovakia, Nicaragua, South Africa, and the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 1991

When Nice People Do Bad Theology

by Kenneth E. Hunter

Sure, Walker Percy already said it, but that was as a good-natured joshing, a passing joke. Now it's hit the pages of the Wall Street Journal; everybody's in on it. The November 29, 1990 Journal reports a national survey conducted by the University of Wisconsin's Center of . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 1991

Back to Fundamentals

by Joseph A. Varacalli

This volume, containing sixteen essays (including the useful introduction by editor Norman Cohen), constitutes a valuable reference source on American Protestant and other forms of religious “fundamentalism.” There is a little something here for everyone. The essays, for one thing, range from . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 1991

God’s Spy: Malcolm Muggeridge, 1903–1990

by M. D. Aeschliman

In the course of a very long life, Malcolm Muggeridge made many enemies, but he surely made more friends, among whom it is one of the great pleasures of my life to have been included. His enemies could be found both to the left and to the right. Those on the left are easy to account for: by . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Feb 1991

Capitalism and the Disorders of Modernity

by Peter L. Berger

For most people in America, all those not familiar with the complicated ideological positioning on the right end of the political spectrum, the term “conservative” evokes images of the board room, the country club, and the Episcopal church located not far from the latter. In other words, the . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jan 1991

The Necktie Gap

by David Brooks

The Resurgent Liberal: And Other Unfashionable Prophecies by robert reich random house, 303 pages, $19.95 There are no liberal neckties. At a conservative gathering one will generally find a smattering of Adam Smith neckties. In the back of conservative magazines, there are likely to be one-column . . . . Continue Reading »

1 May 1990

Conservatism Against Itself

by Christopher Lasch

The question before us is whether cultural conservatism is compatible with economic liberalism, the political philosophy of capitalism. Since the answer will depend, in the first place, on just what is meant by cultural conservatism, I propose to begin, not with an abstract definition of this term, . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Apr 1990