Willmoore Kendall’s intellectual trajectory presents a fascinating interplay between play, virtue, and political order, tracing a remarkable continuity from his adolescent reflections on baseball to his mature…
Fyodor Dostoevsky’s Demons, also translated as The Devils or The Possessed, remains one of the most penetrating examinations of revolutionary fervor, moral decay, and ideological possession in…
Hannah Arendt, one of the most influential political theorists of the twentieth century, stands as a bridge between the philosophical traditions of continental Europe and the democratic…
The Advent season encapsulates the duality of Christian hope: the fulfilled promise of the Incarnation in the birth of Christ and the future promise of His return…
Saint Augustine’s concept of agape—divine, selfless, and unconditional love—occupies a central position in both his theological vision and his political philosophy. Distinguished from other forms of love,…
Max Weber’s political theory remains a cornerstone in the social sciences, particularly for those attempting to understand the nature of political authority and state legitimacy across time…
Giorgio Agamben’s Stasis: Civil War as a Political Paradigm is a characteristically provocative and elliptical work. As part of the Homo Sacer project, it bears the philosophical…
Philippe Bénéton is a French political scientist who should be better known to Anglo-American and English language audiences. Hoping to bring greater attention to his work, I…
Marcel Gauchet’s four-volume series, L'Avènement de la démocratie (The Advent of Democracy), stands as a towering contribution to political thought, providing a detailed and nuanced exploration of…
Some traditional conservatives wince when they hear Straussians, especially Harry Jaffa and his students, talk about natural right. They see such talk as derived from Enlightenment rationalism…
Daniel Mahoney is someone I have known for over 30 years, after meeting him at the MPSA’s book lobby at the Palmer House in Chicago in April…
The Parasitical Mind: How Infectious Ideas Are Killing Common Sense. Gad Saad. Washington, DC: Regnery, 2020. 235 pp. The author of this book under review, Gad…
The Defenders of Liberty: Human Nature, Individualism, and Property Rights. Neema Parvini. New York: Palgrave MacMillan, 2020. Neema Parvini is a literary scholar at the University…
Aristotle: Democracy and Political Science. Delba Winthrop. Chicago: University of Chicago Press. Delba Winthrop’s Aristotle: Democracy and Political Science is an outstanding piece of work. No,…