C.S. Lewis on Mere Liberty and the Evils of Statism Pt...
This is Part II of a III Part series on C.S. Lewis and Statism. The series originally appeared at theIndependent Institute. See Part I...
C.S. Lewis on Mere Liberty and the Evils of Statism
This is Part I of a III Part series on C.S. Lewis and Statism. The series originally appeared at the Independent Institute. See part...
Remembering Peter Stanlis
It was a dark and stormy night when I first met Peter Stanlis. The year was 2000. I had recently become senior editor at...
Iris Chang and the Delicate Art of Remembering
A proper remembering requires more than telling the facts or chronicling the plunder, rape, murder in Nanking; it requires that one explain the event.
George Orwell and Ideology
The following essay is by Wilson Carey McWilliams, and is drawn from one of the two new collections of his writings, The Democratic Soul....
The Beauty of Tolkien’s Quest
Tolkien understands the deepest of our longings and makes us understand them better than before.
Of Dullards, Whales, Frustrations, and Shirts Like Fetters
What of those who have never once thought it their duty to amuse their readers?
Attributes of the Gentleman or Mr. Darcy’s Rules of Engagement
Even in a democratic age, where social classes are fluid and poorly demarcated, the gentleman is characterized by these five attributes.
Simplicity “Bleg”
I'd like to call upon the collective wisdom of the Front Porch Republic, to help me with a new class I'll be teaching in...
Poetry and the Common Language
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If there is one principle which is nearly...