One of the greatest beneficiaries of Donald Trump’s 2016 election was Hannah Arendt—or at least, her literary estate. In the first year of Trump’s presidency, sales of Arendt’s The Origins of Totalitarianism soared by 1,000 percent. New editions of Arendt’s works appeared, . . . . Continue Reading »
“Why Did We Destroy Europe?” It’s an arresting title, chosen by Michael Polanyi for a 1970 essay that looks back on the conflagrations that consumed Europe between 1914 and 1945. (The essay can be found in Society, Economics & Philosophy, a posthumous volume of selected papers by . . . . Continue Reading »
Josiah Ober joins the podcast to discuss his new book The Civic Bargain: How Democracy Survives. Continue Reading »
Signs in the Dust is hugely stimulating and cuts a tantalizing path that leads toward the reintegration of science, philosophy, and theology. Continue Reading »
James Hankins joins the podcast to discuss his new book Political Meritocracy in Renaissance Italy: The Virtuous Republic of Francesco Patrizi of Siena. Continue Reading »
Editor R. R. Reno is joined by Michael Millerman to talk about his article, “Alexander Dugin Explained,” from the February 2023 issue. Continue Reading »
In the spring of 1941, as Hitler was laying plans for his invasion of the Soviet Union, Leo Strauss gave a lecture at the New School for Social Research as part of a seminar on “Experiences of the Second World War.” The lecture, which was not published until five decades later, marked one of the . . . . Continue Reading »
In Canada, an ideologically supercharged managerial class has accelerated the adoption of a new kind of emergency politics. Continue Reading »
Nudge policy, which aims to change citizens’ behavior, came into its own during the pandemic. Continue Reading »
Our editors reflect on Czesław Miłosz, crime fiction, Roger Scruton, and the divine right of kings. Continue Reading »
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