Between Order and Disorder: Ernst Jünger on the Marble Cliffs
There are several examples that help us grasping that particular zeitgeist lived in the first half of the 20th century. A book such as Thomas Mann’s The…
Leo Strauss and the Crisis of Modernity (II): the Necessity of Virtue
One of Leo Strauss’ most famous contributions to the study of modern political theory is his known idea of the “three waves of modernity”, in which Strauss…
Leo Strauss and the Crisis of Modernity (I): Liberal Relativism
Few words seem to be as familiar to us in the Western world as the nebulous term “crisis.” We hear it incessantly and for many years. Of…
The Leviathan Counterattacks: Sovereignty’s Comeback in the Globalized World
The sudden coming of the state of emergency all over the Western world was a tough blow to the postmodern sensibility. Banned from routine, locked at home,…