Sebastian Morello is a lecturer, public speaker, and writer. He has published books on philosophy, religion, politics, history, and education. He lives in Bedfordshire, England, with his wife and children, and is contributing editor and editorial board member of The European Conservative magazine.
<strong>Symposia</strong>, Ep. 4: <br>“Fish With Their Heads On” with Joseph Shaw & Charles Coulombe

<strong>Symposia</strong>, Ep. 4: <br>“Fish With Their Heads On” with Joseph Shaw & Charles Coulombe

Together, at one of England’s most historic pubs, the trio discuss the merits of monarchy, re-enchantment, the causes and consequences of the abuse crisis in the Church, declining birthrates, GK Chesterton, and animal-centric sentimentalism.

December 17, 2023
Aslan’s Army: What I Saw in the Cotswolds

Aslan’s Army: What I Saw in the Cotswolds

Hunting is a glorious renewal of a covenant with the land, that common setting that binds a rural community.

December 15, 2023
The Elgin Marbles Must Stay in London

The Elgin Marbles Must Stay in London

Greece arguably owes England a great debt of gratitude for looking after these marble marvels.

November 30, 2023
<strong>Symposia</strong>: Ep. 3: <br>“Rewilding Sex” with Mary Harrington

<strong>Symposia</strong>: Ep. 3: <br>“Rewilding Sex” with Mary Harrington

Sebastian Morello and writer Mary Harrington explore the consequences of new technologies for the ways we think and shape our world, the ‘doomerist’ worldview, and the possibility of ‘rewilding sex.’

November 24, 2023
Trophy Hunting and the End of Politics

Trophy Hunting and the End of Politics

What is widely termed ‘trophy hunting’ is one of those very rare things in this fallen and troubled world: a near-unqualified good.

November 19, 2023
The UK is Ripe for Populism—But Who Will Come to the Fore?

The UK is Ripe for Populism—But Who Will Come to the Fore?

We are a patriotic and freedom-loving people, and we cannot endure any more of this.

November 8, 2023
<strong>Symposia</strong>, Ep. 2:<br>“Apostasy is a Crime” with Professor Thomas Pink

<strong>Symposia</strong>, Ep. 2:<br>“Apostasy is a Crime” with Professor Thomas Pink

Sebastian Morello meets King’s College philosophy professor in the second episode of our documentary series, “Symposia.”

October 4, 2023
Religion in Politics and the Need for Nostalgia

Religion in Politics and the Need for Nostalgia

The integralism of post-liberal Catholics risks reducing to an abstractionist exercise what is known by experience and cultural induction, thereby perpetuating the age of ideological squabbles which they ought to be repudiating in entirety.

September 30, 2023
Mysticism as the Foundation of Philosophy

Mysticism as the Foundation of Philosophy

The assumption at the heart of philosophy is that the world is in some mysterious way a divine communication.

September 12, 2023
Libertarian ‘Conservatism’: A Trojan Horse

Libertarian ‘Conservatism’: A Trojan Horse

If we each operate as insulated, atomic individuals, with our own private concepts of human flourishing, then the great work of civilisation-building is impossible.

August 21, 2023
“Nature Red in Tooth and Claw”: Against Modern Nature-Romanticism

“Nature Red in Tooth and Claw”: Against Modern Nature-Romanticism

In the Christian narrative, all nature was placed under the jurisdiction of the devil following man’s fall from grace. The wilderness is not where the cathedral is found but likely where a hive of demons awaits.

August 12, 2023
<strong>Symposia</strong>, Ep. 1: <br>“Turning the Tide” with Dr Iain McGilchrist

<strong>Symposia</strong>, Ep. 1: <br>“Turning the Tide” with Dr Iain McGilchrist

The European Conservative presents a new video series, “Symposia,” which will explore the crisis of our civilisation and what rebuilding that civilisation might look like. In the first episode, our senior editor, Sebastian Morello, travels to Scotland’s Isle of Skye to meet psychiatrist and philosopher Iain McGilchrist.

August 4, 2023