The Election Concerning Technology
No one is obliged to take part in the spiritual crises of society; on the contrary, everyone is obliged to avoid the folly and live his life…
Our List of Christmas Holiday Readings and Books of the Year for 2015
We asked some of our contributors and supporters to send us their recommendations for Christmas holiday readings, as well as their recommendations for the best or most…
Was Hayek a Gnostic?
University of Calgary political scientist Tom Flanagan’s treatment of Friedrich Hayek raises important questions regarding Hayek’s fundamental understanding of politics and history. On the one hand, Hayek’s…
Tilo Schabert and the Primacy of Persons in Politics
The Primacy of Persons in Politics: Empiricism & Political Philosophy. John von Heyking and Thomas Heilke, eds. Washington D.C.: The Catholic University of America Press, 2013. This…
Hunting and Weaving: Empiricism and Political Philosophy
Earlier this year I was in Dublin to take part in the presentation of a Festschrift to Brendan Purcell. David Walsh, one of the editors, remarked that,…
The Tilo Schabert Thesis
The Primacy of Persons in Politics: Empiricism & Political Philosophy. John von Heyking and Thomas Heilke, eds. Washington, D.C: The Catholic University of America, 2013. This…
A New Look at Just War
Restoring the Augustinian Analysis Reinhold Niebuhr’s neo-Augustinian realism has held sway among realist intellectuals and statesmen for over half a century. Recent scholarship has even uncovered a…
St. Augustine: The Limits of Moral Action and Politics
People hope and pray that their nation will enjoy peace, security, and at least a modicum of neighborly flourishing. They are willing to suffer and bear large…
The Ministry of Love
The War on Hate: The Past and the Future of Political Correctness and Liberty Alexis de Tocqueville thought the future democratic despotism would degrade men without tormenting…
“A Cow Is Just a Cow”: George Grant and Eric Voegelin on the United States
George Grant and Eric Voegelin both invoked the stories and the symbols of “Jerusalem and Athens” – to use a trope made famous by Leo Strauss (1)…