Last of the Great Libertines
Of the great variety of essays written by the father of post-war Polish conservatism, why premiere with a translation of Henryk Krzeczkowski’s The post Last of the Great Libertines appeared first on...
View ArticleCancel the Midterm Elections?
Like all actual conservatives, I look on any increase in the powers of the Republican Party as an opportunity for disappointment. Its The post Cancel the Midterm Elections? appeared first on The...
View ArticleLiberal Racial Profiling in our Schools
Some rather distressing, though hardly surprising, developments in our public schools were reported recently by our libertarian friends at reason.com. It seems The post Liberal Racial Profiling in our...
View ArticleA Liberal Hymn
I love Humanity in all Its misery and need; I love those suffering in thrall, Resenting others’ greed; I love the spiritual The post A Liberal Hymn appeared first on The Imaginative Conservative.
View ArticleThe Progressive Liberal Tradition
There is legitimate debate over whether “progressive liberalism” constitutes a radical departure from, and even betrayal of, the basic commitments of “classical The post The Progressive Liberal...
View ArticleThe Left vs. Human Nature
The Left does not like the idea of human nature. It tells them they are not free to do what they want. The post The Left vs. Human Nature appeared first on The Imaginative Conservative.
View ArticleSaving Conservatism: Russell Kirk’s “The Conservative Mind”
In the early 1950s, intellectuals on both the Right and the Left who were at odds about almost everything, agreed on one The post Saving Conservatism: Russell Kirk’s “The Conservative Mind” appeared...
View ArticleAgainst Progressivism
When the forces of American progressivism emerged in the 1880s and 1890s, those who would one day be labeled as conservatives, classical The post Against Progressivism appeared first on The Imaginative...
View ArticleA Conflict of Ideologies: Autonomy, Recognition, and the Illusion of Diversity
Critics of liberalism, whether from the conservative right or the collectivist left, long have bemoaned its tendency to atomize society in the The post A Conflict of Ideologies: Autonomy, Recognition,...
View ArticleThe Folly of Classical Liberalism
I cannot do justice to Stefan Kisielewski’s Memoires. He was without doubt the most prominent of Poland’s post-war thinkers and founders of The post The Folly of Classical Liberalism appeared first on...
View ArticleThe Diversity Regime
Diversity pervades American public life. It is a policy, an ideology, and a regime. That is, diversity is a full governing system The post The Diversity Regime appeared first on The Imaginative...
View ArticleJust Another Day in Hell
“B-b-but, Lord Satan,” stammered the imp, reluctantly raising one claw to announce a question. Although he headed one of Hell’s most effective The post Just Another Day in Hell appeared first on The...
View ArticleLiberals Wonder if the Baku Has an Evil Twin
If you look carefully around your house you might see one, possibly under the bed; but most are probably invisible. A baku The post Liberals Wonder if the Baku Has an Evil Twin appeared first on The...
View ArticleThey Eat What?!? Can You Bear-ly Stop Laughing?
It is not simply that carnivores eat meat—that hardly justifies the news headline*—nor that cute bears eat meat or even (cover your The post They Eat What?!? Can You Bear-ly Stop Laughing? appeared...
View ArticleIs Pope Francis Really a Liberal?
Pope Francis is no liberal and conservatives must stop insisting he is. Despite an effort by left-leaning media and political elites to The post Is Pope Francis Really a Liberal? appeared first on The...
View ArticleHoly Walmart! How to Succeed in Business by Not Insulting Customers
Bernie Sanders, the Democrats’ only (openly) socialist presidential candidate joined the chorus of criticism against Walmart a while back. But many conservatives The post Holy Walmart! How to Succeed...
View ArticleIs Populism Replacing Conservatism?
An avowed socialist is running for the presidential nomination of one of the two dominant political parties. Same-sex marriage has been proclaimed The post Is Populism Replacing Conservatism? appeared...
View ArticleAlasdair MacIntyre: From Socratic Subverter to Supporter of the State
I. What Alasdair MacIntyre Knows What Alasdair MacIntyre used to know, and has been the master teacher of for decades, is that The post Alasdair MacIntyre: From Socratic Subverter to Supporter of the...
View ArticleCan Civility Be Restored to Our Campuses?
Critics have taken to calling the leftist agitators who are running roughshod over university campuses hypocrites. The reasoning is that these self-described The post Can Civility Be Restored to Our...
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How Liberals Abuse Language
As long as words are left undefined, their meanings are vague and are left up to the listener’s or reader’s imagination. Many on the left have manipulated language in this way… What’s in a Definition?...
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