Bologna: Birthplace of the University
The modern university could use some intellectual nourishment, Bolognese-style.
Pliny’s Problem with Christianity — and Ours
The Christians who confounded Pliny, who faced death rather than bow to the idols of their age, embraced a profound imperative from their Teacher and Lord.
1776: A Lockean Revolution
This English philosopher had a hand in two of the greatest political revolutions for human freedom in world history. That’s a legacy worth recalling this July 4.
Anti-Semitism Is an Attack on American Principles
America and Jews both owe each other so much. An attack on one is an attack on both.
How C. S. Lewis Accepted Christianity
J. R. R. Tolkien provided a compelling, persuasive argument for the truth of the faith, well worth remembering this Easter Sunday.
C. S. Lewis as Anti-war Poet
A review of Spirits in Bondage: A Cycle of Lyrics, by C. S. Lewis.
An American Defense of Britain’s Constitutional Monarchy
The royal family is not simply an important part of British culture. It represents a valuable political inheritance, one to which Americans owe a great deal.
Churchill’s Prophetic Warning: ‘An Iron Curtain Has Descended’
Seventy-five years ago, Churchill dared to imagine the end of the Cold War, before it even began.
For the Love of Country, Pull Back from the Brink
The future of conservatism, and the nation, depends on coming together and restoring faith in the American story.
Reagan’s Fight for American Renewal, Revisited
The Gipper’s first inaugural address revived the concept of American exceptionalism, while stressing national unity.