Liberal Dystopia
Deneen explicitly links the Framers to the Progressives of the early twentieth century, implying that the two projects were the same and that the Progressives would have met with the Framers’ approval.
Realism, Romanticism, and Politics in Mark Twain
Mark Twain and Irving Babbitt According to Irving Babbitt, the imagination plays an "all-important role in both literature and life."…
Burke’s Higher Romanticism: Politics and the Sublime
It is argued here that understanding Burke’s romanticism is an important part of understanding Burke. Understanding Burke’s romanticism also helps one understand the subtle ways in which aesthetics, ethics, and politics interact.
Conservatism and Conservation
Conservative aversion to environmentalism has contributed to a tendency of many self-identified conservatives to ignore, reject, or simply not involve themselves in real environmental concerns.
Conservative Pragmatism, Pragmatic Conservatism
A claim that Burke rejects or dismisses transcendent truths and is insincere or reluctant when he makes Natural Law-type arguments really demands considerable engagement with the literature.