Jonathon Van Maren

Jonathon Van Maren is a writer for europeanconservative.com based in Canada. He has written for First Things, National Review, The American Conservative, and his latest book is Prairie Lion: The Life & Times of Ted Byfield.
From Pride Month to Pride Season

From Pride Month to Pride Season

Last month, elites celebrated Pride across the West, but Trudeau’s commitment to the movement is second to none.

Old Europe’s Fight To Save Its Young

Old Europe’s Fight To Save Its Young

Malta’s pro-life movement is battling in defence of the youngest and most vulnerable members of their society, and it is an inspiring thing to see.

The Return to Moloch’s Furnace

The Return to Moloch’s Furnace

Many intelligentsia are chillingly comfortable with their post-Christian conclusions and are enthusiastic about leaving the sanctity of human life in favor of infanticide.

Collective Cowardice: The Key to the Transgender Movement’s Success

Collective Cowardice: The Key to the Transgender Movement’s Success

Once our leaders accepted the premises of the LGBT movement to appease the activists, they stepped out onto the slippery slope they had mocked us for warning about. But many of them are simply cowards—and so here we are.

April 18, 2023
The Ludwigs of Trickle Creek Farm: A ‘Benedict Option’ in the Canadian Wilderness

The Ludwigs of Trickle Creek Farm: A ‘Benedict Option’ in the Canadian Wilderness

Several years ago, a friend and I made the nine-hour drive north from Calgary through an Albertan landscape dotted with reed-filled ponds, muskeg, and miles of bright yellow canola fields.

April 9, 2023
Temples in the Hearts of the People: An Interview with <strong>Rev. Matthew Heise</strong>

Temples in the Hearts of the People: An Interview with Rev. Matthew Heise

“I want to encourage Christians with a history of our spiritual ancestors who did not flinch from professing their faith, even in an increasingly atheist society.”—Rev. Matthew Heise

March 22, 2023
The Emergence of a New Paganism: An Interview with <strong>Chantal Delsol</strong>

The Emergence of a New Paganism: An Interview with Chantal Delsol

Once Christianity faced off with modernity, says Chantal Delsol, the handwriting was on the wall. And even though a handful of elites deluded themselves into believing in the future of atheism, most people need gods—and soon the old gods began to creep back in.

February 18, 2023
Finding his Voice After Mumford & Sons: An Interview with <strong>Winston Marshall</strong>

Finding his Voice After Mumford & Sons: An Interview with Winston Marshall

Winston Marshall is enjoying his newfound freedom. Through longform podcast conversations with thinkers, writers, and pundits, he’s finally sharing his views and speaking out on the causes he cares about.

February 13, 2023
Community in the Post-Christian West: An Interview with <strong>Jake Meador</strong>

Community in the Post-Christian West: An Interview with Jake Meador

Most of us do not have a great deal of agency when it comes to defining public policies. But we all have a calling to care for the vulnerable, to work for the good of our neighbor, and to fulfill our various vocations.

February 7, 2023
Ties that Bind: Wendell Berry, the Bible, and Port William

Ties that Bind: Wendell Berry, the Bible, and Port William

Wendell Berry’s stories are an effective evocation of the world he loves and wishes to defend; as one friend put it to me: “His stories make me love what I should love and hate what I should hate.”

February 2, 2023
A Man Worth Knowing

A Man Worth Knowing

In this biography, Christopher J. Farrell describes an extinct species—a muscular liberal and hardcore anti-Communist. It is interesting to read about a man like Earle in an era where, according to progressives, there are mere inches between calling for tax cuts and becoming Hitler.

January 16, 2023
“Ukraine is Not Russia”: What I Saw on the Ground

“Ukraine is Not Russia”: What I Saw on the Ground

The international politics of this conflict are messy and complex, but from a nationalist—indeed, from a merely human—perspective, it is impossible not to admire Ukrainians for their courage, their tenacity, and their very survival.

January 11, 2023