Perverse Freedom
by Mark T. MitchellThe idolatry of absolute autonomy leads to the violent sacrifice of the weak. Continue Reading »
Unjust Rules for Religious Believers
by Charles J. Chaput and Michael P. FarrisWhen public officials allow people to gather in secular settings but not religious ones, the government effectively declares that religious practice is not really necessary. Continue Reading »
Freedom Isn’t Just Another Word
by John WatersPeople seem no longer to understand that freedom is not an ordinary thing; it does not occur spontaneously. Continue Reading »
Canada Divided Against Itself
by David T. KoyzisQuébec has not abandoned religious faith; it has simply redirected that faith toward a state-centered nationalism. Continue Reading »
American Power
by Mark BauerleinLawrence Mead discusses his recent book, Burdens of Freedom: Cultural Difference and American Power. Continue Reading »
The Fusionism That Failed
by Ben SixsmithUnderstanding 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 »
Ideas Still Have Consequences
by John M. HowtingCultural traditions are more important to man than GDP. They give him a sense of the transcendent, affirm his place in a hierarchy, and create a sense of “we” and “us.” Continue Reading »
Educating For Liberty
by Peter J. LeithartEducation is genuinely liberal—education for freedom—only if it’s willing to conduct students away from self-love to proper objects of love. Continue Reading »
Staircase Over the Void
by Richard T. WhittingtonThe decay of American institutions and the crisis of civil society make our moment an opportune one for Arendt scholarship. Continue Reading »
Bondage and Freedom
by R. R. RenoThe 500th anniversary of the Reformation sent me back to Luther and his debate with Erasmus. The two were among the most widely read authors in sixteenth-century Europe. In the early 1520s, they exchanged dueling treatises on free will. They raised recondite theological questions of biblical . . . . Continue Reading »
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