The Journey Forward: VoegelinView in 2023 and Beyond
New beginnings do not necessarily mean the end of old times. From its inception to today, VOEGELINVIEW has slowly been transforming itself from an online discussion forum…
President James Monroe and Republican Virtue
Whatever his failings as an imaginative thinker, President James Monroe’s own convictions were rooted deeply in the spirit and the letter of the U.S. Constitution. As he…
The Stories of the Story-Tellers
One of the most infuriating things about the current history wars is the proclamation that history is “about facts.” Anyone trained in history, especially historiography, knows that…
Has Science Evolved into Technology?
Has science evolved into technology? This question deserves unpacking. “Science” here refers to a modern variant of rationalism, the “autonomous” one that Edmund Husserl bashed as a…
Mozart the Romanticist
In an essay titled “The Wild and Terrible Mozart,” Stephen Klugewicz reflected on the dark, demonic and awe-inspiring sides of Mozart’s music, often ignored in popular depictions…
An Aspiring Architect Goes to Washington
After Dana Gioia He pondered the architecture when he visited Washington, pondered its form and its meaning. He had grown tired of the ugly post offices and…
Looking for the Perfect Present
In a bookstore, searching for a gift, the book that will never be forgotten— but everything can be forgotten. In a forest, therefore, looking for the confusion…
Groundhog Day and the God of Community
It is now thirty years since Harold Ramis’s memorable Groundhog Day (1993) was released. An honor the film garnered a decade after its release was being chosen…
Liberalism after Liberalism
In 1998, Robert Greene released his now famous The 48 Laws of Power. The book became extremely popular, eventually selling over 1.2 million copies and having a…
Looking at Art
Art is a means of communication with people - Mussorgsky I look at art —American Indian, Minoan, Weimar Republic art— and it is beautiful, beautiful, beautiful… all…
Beowulf and Redcrosse: The Evolution of Heroism
Having mighty but humble heroes has long been a part of Western culture, but they weren’t always the way they are seen now. For years, long before…
Mystery Revealed: Schubert’s Impromptu No. 3 in G-flat
Tell me if this has ever happened to you: you’re out and about when you hear a brief passage of gorgeous classical music, which never gets identified,…
The Essence of Technology
“Men first sense what is necessary; then they attend to what is useful; afterwards, they notice what is comfortable; further on, they take delight in pleasure; thereafter,…