A Sloppy Attack on National Conservatism

by Brad Littlejohn

The recent “Open Letter Against the New Nationalism” published at Commonweal makes little effort to target its salvos accurately. Continue Reading »

28 Aug 2019

The True Con

by Matthew Schmitz

In June, an announcer on CBS observed, “George Will is essentially unchanged from the way he looked forty years ago.” He still wears Brooks Brothers. He still parts his hair on the left. And in politics, while lesser men have compromised with the ascendancy of ­Donald Trump, Will has stayed . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Aug 2019

Beyond Libertarianism

by JD Vance

Do we serve commerce at the expense of the public good? Or do we serve something higher?  Continue Reading »

26 Jul 2019

Coming Home

by Mark Bauerlein

Bruce Frohnen discusses his book Coming Home: Reclaiming America’s Conservative Soul. Continue Reading »

18 Jul 2019

A Concise Guide to Conservatism

by Mark Bauerlein

Gerald Russello joins senior editor Mark Bauerlein to discuss Russell Kirk’s Concise Guide to Conservatism. Continue Reading »

3 Jul 2019

French, Ahmari, and the Common Good

by C. C. Pecknold

America's roots in the common good reach back to both Augustine and Aristotle. Continue Reading »

13 Jun 2019

Sohrab's Conservatism

by Mark Bauerlein

Sohrab Ahmari discusses common good conservatism and his recent essay: “Against David French-ism.” Continue Reading »

7 Jun 2019

The Fusionism That Failed

by Ben Sixsmith

Understanding the upheavals of American conservatism requires the study of its ­history—in particular, the fortunes of Frank Meyer, inventor of the Cold War synthesis that reigned for decades as conservative orthodoxy and has only recently met with serious challenge. Like many other figures . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2019

Backing into Relativism

by Hadley Arkes

We have just come through a year with the Supreme Court in which the defenders of religious freedom racked up a string of famous victories. Famous, at least, to those who rejoiced in the outcomes and hoped that they foretold something lasting. But there are grounds to be less than cheered when we . . . . Continue Reading »

1 Jun 2019

Against David French-ism

by Sohrab Ahmari

Though culturally conservative, French is a political liberal, which means that individual autonomy is his lodestar. Continue Reading »

29 May 2019