Biblical Principles and Dutch Politics
In early January 2019, a media firestorm erupted in the Netherlands over a document authored in — of all places — Tennessee. A translation of the so-called Nashville Statement — a declaration of fealty to traditional biblical sexual ethics signed by over 22,000 Christian leaders in the U.S. and abroad — was released after two theologians from the Theological University…
“Educating the Soul Through Art: On Roger Scruton’s Work”
ONLINE CONFERENCE
“On the Political and Aesthetical Legacy of Sir Roger Scruton’s Work.”
Thursday, 1 October 2020 / 14:00-19:00 CEST
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Hispanity and the West
During the 19th century, the emergence of the ideology of nationalism, promoted by the modern ‘principle of nationalities,’ distorted the…
Orwell’s Final Days
For a man who breathed his last at the young age of 46, Eric Arthur Blair — better known as…
O Tempora, O Mores
These are trying times. There can be no denying it. Perhaps this is what everyone thinks in the times in…
Truth and Appearances
This following interview was recently conducted with Emma Cohen de Lara, editor of a new collection of Dutch language essays titled Plato en den sofisten.
A Document for Our Age
Defenders of the European Union and its ideology of ‘political correctness’ often pretend that any opposition to their universalism is…
From ‘Neue Ordnung’ to ‘Abendland’
A little more than 20 years ago, I was honored to take the helm of Neue Ordnung magazine from Ernst…
The Perils of Modern Revolution
Amid a pandemic of unprecedented proportions, U.S. cities like Portland, Chicago, New York, Atlanta, and Seattle have sweltered in the…
Both a Friend and Mentor
Our final tribute to Sir Roger Scruton …
A Vienna Tribute to Jean Raspail
Although Jean Raspail is not known as a famous writer in Austria, enthusiastic admirers gathered here in his honour on…
Global Mass Psychosis
The following interview with Juris Rudevskis was originally published in Latvian on July 6 and 7 in the daily Neatkarígá.…
The New Iconoclasm
The iconoclasm of the ‘Black Lives Matter’ protests in the U.S. has now also reached Belgium, where statues of Leopold…
The Century of Salazar
Fifty years ago, the most important and influential Portuguese politician of the 20th century died. From his first appearance in…
A Trojan Horse in Europe
During the rainy summer of 1816, Mary and Percy Bysshe Shelley stayed in a villa on Lake Geneva with John…
Defender of Our Inheritance
In a lengthy tribute to Roger Scruton that I published in the March 2020 issue of The New Criterion, I…
Jean Raspail’s Voyage Home
“What I owe to Jean Raspail is, first of all, that he confirmed for me the idea that geography can…
The Long Hot Summer of 2020
On 25 May 2020, a black American, George Floyd, died beneath the knee of a white Minneapolis police officer. Cell…
Open Letter to U.S. President Donald J. Trump
This letter was released to blogs, newspapers, and social media outlets in early June. We are making it available on our website so that more people read this important message.
A Lion of French Letters
On June 13, Jean Raspail passed away as he was about to celebrate his 95th birthday. This exceptional man had…
An Exemplary Knight-Errant
Until early in the 20th century, art was considered to be a product of skill and discipline. It was seen as…
Poland Repels the Barbarians
On July 12th, Polish President Andrzej Duda and his Law and Justice party (Prawo i Sprawiedliwość, or PiS) narrowly won…
Before & After Scruton
I usually jest that my life divides into two parts: ‘Before Scruton’ and ‘After Scruton.’ My first five books were…