Matt Walsh’s Racial Reckoning
While it is impossible to be sure what the ultimate cultural importance of this movie will be, I do think Walsh has hit a nerve.
The New Alignment
Contemplating this turn of events in our politics reminds me that we human beings have a strong desire for tidy coherence. Sometimes this desire can be a kind of sickness.
Building What Matters
Society needs its most talented individuals to not just dive into the fray of politics and policy but to build the institutions that shape culture.
Against Ideological Art
Nevertheless, if someone of a conservative disposition wishes to produce excellent art that, in a certain sense, supports conservatism, the best thing they can do is to focus simply on producing excellent art.
Past, Future, and Breeding Out of Captivity
Perhaps in the coming decades we shall have, so to speak, not a straightforward demographic slope downward, but more of a dip and a levelling off in the next century.
Marie Antoinette and the Stories We Prefer to Tell
The execution of Marie Antoinette and the treatment of her family is nothing for France to be proud of. Her punishment is the first evidence of a revolution run amok.
Thoughts on Dallmayr and a Different Post-Liberalism
Donald Trump’s selection of J.D. Vance as his vice presidential running mate has put “postliberalism” back in the news, assuming it had ever left....
Reasonable People Can Disagree
People often cannot always bridge differing intellectual and political positions, even with people they agree with about most intellectual questions and political issues.
From Culture Warriors to Agrarians
Can the rest of us afford such inaction? Yes—and that’s the point. For the travesty of modernity is its constant demand—from left or right—for action, control, and efficiency. But the first step into an agrarian attitude is to step back from such demands.
Chicago Style Citation: False Futures and Utopias
The Chicago Manual of Style is not to blame for any of these trends. The editors’ decision does not shape as much as reflect our culture.